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

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