Talk:List of Black Canadians

Cross-sectioning
Thoughts on how to treat people with strong claims to inclusion in more than one sections? Emery Barnes is under athletes with a see also to politicians; there are obviously numerous others. Samaritan 23:58, 19 March 2006 (UTC)
 * It might potentially be worth discussing whether we should simply sort the list alphabetically instead. Not that I have a preference for one over the other; it's just something I offer for discussion. Bearcat 00:15, 20 March 2006 (UTC)

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I think the title of the article should include "Famous." We don't want folks thinking this is a list of all Black Canadians, do we? --selvirino (talk) 21:13, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
 * I agree that the name should be changed to 'Notable African Canadians'...JusticeBlack (talk) 15:18, 16 April 2010 (UTC)

I agree that the name should be changed to notable black Canadians and I also believe it should include Ola Skanks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Skanks Chezpedia (talk) 23:42, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Not on the list.
I find this list interesting...just as the African American list is interesting. Who can really decide who should stack up on a list of Black Canadians? The subject heading should be changed to read: Maybe you know them, maybe you don't, but here are some people who happen to be 'black' that happen to live in Canada.

If you're going to list Black Canadians or those of multiracial backgrounds, then you're going to need a concise list. For instance, I'm of two different ethnic backgrounds, one being 'black'. I'm not on the list.

The other day I saw a 'black' man wearing a Cher tee-shirt. I'm pretty sure he's not on the list.

I will give props where props are due: listing Lawrence Hill is important. He wrote an insightful book. Everyone in Canada should read this book. It's an important book.

But back to the list. What criteria are to be met in order to make this list?


 * A person can and should only be on this list if they would qualify as the subject of their own article under Wikipedia's current inclusion and notability criteria. Wearing a Cher T-shirt, while amusing, doesn't make a person notable. Did it escape you somehow that every person currently named on this list is politically, socially, professionally or culturally prominent, important and/or famous? That's the funny thing about an encyclopedia, really...you get included by doing something encyclopedic. Bearcat 05:12, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

If this list is to reflect notable black Canadians, then I would like to see Ola Skanks included in this list. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ola_Skanks I’m not sure how to go about this myself, but I’m hoping that someone at Wikipedia or someone else reading this post will be willing & able to help with this. Chezpedia (talk) 23:44, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2022
Ilikeorangethings (talk) 17:39, 23 February 2022 (UTC) there is someone with the name robyn gayle who is a black soccer player they have done a lot of thing throw out there life they are still alive. she went to University of North Carolina, where she was a three-year starter and part of the 2006 national title team. she went on to won a bronze medal as part of Canada’s national football team at the 2012 Olympics when Canada defeated France 1–0 in the bronze medal match.
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:43, 23 February 2022 (UTC)