Dashawn Lloyd Blackwood

Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.

When a citywide blackout knocks out the power on one of the hottest days on record, a group of neighborhood kids set out in search of relief, unaware that the day will quietly mark the end of their childhood.

Two strangers are scared on a late walk home. As they try to escape one another, their worlds collide at an intersection forcing them to question who they’re afraid of and why.

Look beyond the Underground Railroad to explore the untold stories of Black Canadians from the 1600s to the present.