January 15 is Black Excellence Day and Black Shirt Day

What is Black Shirt Day? 

Black Shirt day began in 2021 and was started by the Anti-Racism Coalition in Vancouver, Canada.

Black Shirt Day commemorated the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. and was both a day of education and remembrance.  It was an invitation to a necessary conversation about racial injustice.

Canadians were asked to wear black shirts and use #blackshirtday to commemorate the ongoing struggle for civil and human rights fought by Black and racialized Canadians.