Welcome to episode 6 of Season 3 of the I Am Black History podcast brought to you by InTheBlack:Canada (ITBC) and DeeP Visions Media. I met Dr. McNeil in Indian Head Saskatchewan during the unveiling of an installation, recognizing and honouring the Indian Head Rockets. This was an all Black baseball team that was part of a league that played in the prairies in the late 40s and early 50s and who were inducted into Saskatchewan's Sports Hall of Fame in 2022. Dr. McNeil came to Canada at the age of 12 and lived in Toronto until she moved with her husband to Saskatchewan. She credits her parents for fostering her love of reading and writing which she shares with her own children and her students at the University of Regina where she is an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy.
