February is Black History Month in Canada! Skate Guard celebrates key milestones of black and brown people in figure skating with extensive timelines from Canada and around the world and a required reading list of past stories featured on the blog.
You can find all of the Black History Month content by tapping on the top menu bar of the blog or clicking here. For an extensive timeline of American firsts not listed here, pull out your copy of the February 2022 issue of "Skating" magazine.
You can also check out Skate Guard's Black Lives Matter Pinterest board, for photographs, newspaper clippings, videos and more.
To nominate black and brown skaters to the Skate Canada Hall Of Fame, click here.