Show notes
What has changed since the 1940s for Black students and staff at McGill? In this episode, we talk with Beryl Dickinson-Dash (now Rapier) and two pairs of fathers and daughters who were students, faculty, or staff – or all of the above – at McGill. Hear about a lot of firsts and the unique challenges faced by Black students and staff in the first half of this two-part episode.
Further Reading
- How Montrealer Beryl Dickinson-Dash made history as McGill's first Black Queen of Carnival
- Ron’s uncle’s protest at Concordia, the Computer Centre Incident
- McGill’s Action Plan to address Anti-Black Racism. September 2020.
- CBC article from October 2020 states that there are currently 14 black tenure-track or tenured professors
- See the full transcript
Credits
Host & Producer: Sheetal Lodhia
Production and technical assistance: Jacquelyn Sundberg
Transcription: Labiba Faiza
Research Assistance: Michelle Macleod
Guest:
- Beryl Rapier
- Bradley Rapier
- Prof. Emeritus Glyne Piggott
- Adrienne Piggott
- Ron Williams
- Brittany Williams
Music
- Title song: Happy Sandbox, by Mativve, sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0
- Transitions: Horn lilt 2 by contextcollapse, Sombre Piano by Luckylittleraven, Happy and Groovy by Tyops, all sourced from Freesound.org, CC BY 3.0
- End credits: Happy-music, by monkeyman355, CC BY 3.0
