Celebrating strength and perseverance: Rogers Sports & Media’s All IN Partner, Blacbiblio, honours Emancipation Day for Black communities across Canada

Today marks Emancipation Day, a day that commemorates the Slavery Abolition Act enacted on August 1, 1834, and celebrates Canadian Black communities’ freedom, strength, and perseverance. Although provincial governments across the country have recognized August 1 as an important day in history for Canadian Black communities, this year the House of Commons unanimously voted that August 1 be officially be recognized as Emancipation Day across the country as a day for all Canadians to reflect, educate, and engage in the ongoing fight against anti-Black racism and discrimination. Blacbiblio is a Canadian black-owned organization and one of Rogers Sports & Media’s...