“... OUR VOICES MATTER & I am reminded of that everyday through my work, my artistry, my child, & the communities I serve. My voice bears the weight & power of those before me & the ones to come...” - Janelle Cooper, Member of the Collective, Performer, Artistic Director

Tomorrooooow!!

Today is the 1st national Canadian Emancipation Day! Commemorating 187 years since slavery was abolished in the British Empire. We here. We free. “Let freedom reign!!!”

DEAR VANCOUVER BLACK THEATRE ARTISTS, WE WANT TO MEET YOU! Neworld has signed BlackPledgeCanada (you can read our commitments in our bio) and together with The Black Pledge, we are hosting a BLACK ARTIST KIKI on Oct 14, 7pm PST. Registration linked in our bio! #BlackPledgeCanada

It’s #Impact21 time!!!! Do you have your tickets for the show this week?!? It will be streamed online or you can view it in person. Come out to Victoria Park in Kitchener for a beautiful night of art!

The results from the Toronto Foundation should have each of us ANGRY & asking for better. How is it that Doug Ford boasts the strength of Ontario's economy, meanwhile Torontonians are worse off with necessities like housing, food, healthcare & more increasingly out of reach? #onpoli

CONGRATULATIONS to Rita Shelton Deverell on being named Lakehead University’s 10th Chancellor. Read more here: bit.ly/3ivUYKI

Join CaribbeanTales Friday October 15 @ 7PM at Royal Cinema for this amazing screening! Hope to see you there! Find Tickets Here: bit.ly/2ZOe7Rx

In the newest episode of Women on Screen Out Loud @bwheelsheels presents her essay "Welcome to the Empathy Revolution” which explores various practices that help us achieve universal empathy. Check it Out Here bit.ly/2WUn0rO

Black Pledge supports Obsidian Theatre's Is God Is which begins previews tomorrow! Join the Black Pledge for Black Out Night, a night for the Black community on May 10 @ 8pm with a talkback hosted by meghan🌬️. Get your tix! ow.ly/7NSv50IZZ5Z

One more sleep til Obsidian Theatre Black Out Night for IS GOD IS! Black Pledge is excited to support this special night for the Black community, with talkback hosted by meghan🌬️. Get your tix! ow.ly/4cl750IZZxA

It's TONIGHT! Obsidian Theatre 's Black Out night for the Black community. Still time to snag those tix for tonight's 8pm show at Canadian Stage Stay for the talkback, hosted by meghan🌬️! canadianstage.com/pages/21.22-is…

We're excited to announce the first five organizations to sign The Black Pledge! 2b theatre company Neworld Theatre Nightwood Theatre Shakespeare Ruff Stratford Festival Read more in our newsletter and a long awaited update from us - mailchi.mp/882fc5252255/u…

'da Kink in My Hair by trey anthony directed by Weyni returns to Toronto for it's 20 year anniversary. This team is fire - embodiment of Black led excellence! It's gonna close soon, so get your tickets. TO Live Soulpepper Theatre Company am.ticketmaster.com/tolive/dakink

Black people stay excellent across the country! Congratulations to Luke Reece who wrote and directed The Wonderful at Caravan Farm Theatre in Armstrong, BC. The run is SOLD OUT for their winter sleigh ride show! Learn more about it here ow.ly/WwXq50M6cXC

It's the end of the year and you're looking at that budget for a bit more $$$? Artists in Live Performance, you may be eligible for the The AFC Reactivation Fund! See the website for eligibility. artsreactivation.ca

It's 2023 and let's face it, artists are STILL recovering from covid. The AFC is here with the Reactivation Fund! There is still time to apply. You have til March 31, 2023 to get your application in. artsreactivation.ca

Congrats to National Arts Centre for hosting their first Black Out Night on Feb 17 @ 7:30pm for Is God Is! Black Pledge fully supports this practise which is a gift to Black communities. Get your tickets. ticketmaster.ca/black-out-nigh…

Happy Black Futures Month! Thank you to Caryn Ceolin of CityNews Toronto for this excellent coverage of Black Out Nights to counter the online backlash and sensationalized coverage from right leaning media outlets. Watch and learn. ow.ly/ozzz50MHqis

Shout out to Theatre Passe Muraille for hosting probably the first Black Out Night in Canada in 2020! They have continued the practise for several shows, including upcoming Okay, you can stop now Black Out Night on Feb 9 @ 8pm. ow.ly/OGTE50MHqn9