Journalism & Media History Quiz Question Title * 1. Which month is officially recognized as Black History Month in Canada? January February March October Question Title * 2. What is the 2026 Black History Month theme? Celebrating Diversity Black Excellence Today 30 Years of Black History Month: Honouring Black Brilliance Across Generations Voices of Change Question Title * 3. Who founded one of Canada’s earliest Black-led newspapers in 1853? Mary Ann Shadd Carrie Best Viola Desmond Michaëlle Jean Question Title * 4. Who founded The Clarion, a Nova Scotia newspaper challenging racism in 1946? Carrie Best Rosemary Brown Jean Augustine Portia White Question Title * 5. In what year did Canada elect its first Black Member of Parliament? 1968 — Lincoln Alexander 1975 — Martin Luther 1982 — Willie O’Ree 1958 — Oscar Peterson Question Title * 6. Who founded Montreal Community Contact, a newspaper serving Montreal’s Black and Caribbean communities since 1992? Egbert Gaye Austin Clarke Carrie Best Lincoln Alexander Done