Celebrating Black History Month at Daily Bread

Every February, people in Canada are invited to participate in Black History Month festivities and events that honour the history of Black Canadians; to learn about the legacy of Black Canadians and their contributions to their communities, and the strong and diverse nation Canada has become.

Here at Daily Bread Food Bank, we have been celebrating all month long. Weekly information pieces on Black History, spotlights of Daily Bread employees, and Black History Workshops are just a few of the ways Daily Bread has been honouring Black History Month. A staff favourite has been a lunch series hosted by our Kitchen Team – check out last week’s Jambalaya!

Explore below to find a few book recommendations, people and organizations to follow on social media, recipes, and resources/courses, curated by our Black Employee Peer Support Group.

Books

• The Skin We’re In by Desmond Cole
• Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon
• Any Known Blood by Lawrence Hill

Recipes

• Jambalaya
• Jollof Rice
• Curry Goat – Recipe from O’mar Grant, Assistant Manager, Kitchen Production at Daily Bread!

Resources/Courses

• Daily Bread Blog Post: The Link Between Race, Mental Health, and food Insecurity
• Unconscious Bias by Stacey Gordon
• Confronting Bias: Thriving Across our Differences by Verna Myers and Arianna Huffington
• The Black Experience Project

People and organizations to follow

• Jeff A.D Martin
• Sean Mauricette
• Black Legal Action Centre