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2025 Call to Join the Board of Directors – Black Legacy Collective (BLC)

has concluded.

Black Legacy Collective (BLC) is a national B3 non-profit uncovering, preserving, and sharing the hidden histories of Black people in Ottawa. Through inclusive education, heritage partnerships, and bilingual STEAM programming, we challenge disinformation and take on projects both local and national to ensure Black voices are central to Canada’s national story.

Our Vision

A Canada where Black history and contributions are fully recognized, celebrated, and integrated into education, institutions, and heritage.

Our Core Values


Cultural Integrity • Intergenerational Wisdom • Equity & Access • Community Collaboration • Transformative Justice

Why Join?


As a Board Director, you’ll help guide BLC’s strategy and strengthen our impact by:

  • Empowering through inclusive education
  • Preserving oral histories and archives
  • Innovating with digital storytelling
  • Engaging and mentoring future generations
  • Advocating for systemic change

Who We’re Looking For


We welcome applications from:

  • Black and/or African, Caribbean, Afro-Indigenous, or Black diasporic identities

  • Francophone Black Canadians, 2SLGBTQIA+, youth, elders, newcomers, or persons with disabilities

  • Anyone deeply connected to Black communities across Canada

Minimum Requirements


✔️ 25+ years old
✔️ Committed to BLC’s mission & values
✔️ 2-5 hours/month for Board & committee work

⚡ What You’ll Bring


Passion for Black history, equity, and empowerment — plus skills or lived experience in areas like governance, financial oversight, advocacy, or cultural preservation.

*** To be considered you MUST provide a 150-word bio, Expression of Interest AND a current CV to:

Thank you to all who applied!

 

✨ Together, we can build an inclusive Canada where Black legacies thrive — past, present & future. ✨

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Land Acknowledgement

Black Legacy Collective recognizes and acknowledges with gratitude the sacred land on which our main office is situated as the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishnaabeq Nation. We are cognizant that Canadian contemporary society, beneath a veil of “equality” and “reconciliation”, maintains the long-held colonial tactic to dispossess our Indigenous friends of their traditional lands and livelihoods. We stand in solidarity with these lands’ original peoples. We acknowledge the continued presence and vibrance of these Nations as well as the growing, thriving communities of urban Indigenous peoples. We remain committed to learning how to be better neighbours. A portion of our annual proceeds is donated to Indigenous led causes.

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