Diana Braithwaite (Rella Black History Foundation Director)

The Association is administered and managed by 4th generation African-Canadian blues and jazz singer/writer Diana Braithwaite.  Daughter of historian Rella Braithwaite and Founder of the Rella Black History Foundation.   

For the past 20 years, Braithwaite has partnered with her mother Rella, to make important inroads towards ongoing research, organization of materials and the expansion of a historical collection.

Collection now includes filmed interviews on historic sites within Black settlements and churches, artistic multi-media works developed from historical resource materials, documents pertaining to historic African-Canadian churches, newspaper articles and rare photographs acquired that celebrate and provide an extensive in-depth view of early pioneer life within the African-Canadian communities.