The series provides insight into the relationships between the Black Studies Center and other organizations, such as the Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC), National Black Coalition of Canada (NBCC), Black Community Central Administration of Quebec (BCCAQ), Black Community Council of Quebec, Black Theatre Workshop (BTW), Negro Community Centre (NCC), Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE), Montreal Negro Alumni Group, Open Door Society, Maison d’Haiti, Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission, Black Action Party, and more. It also contains information about the relationship between the Black Studies Centre and the municipal government. In some instances, documents that concern the internal operations of these organizations, including financial statements, meeting minutes, and letters patent, among others, can be found. The series also contains information about organizations that existed prior to the foundation of the Black Studies Center, including the Trinidad & Tobago Association, the Conference Committee, and the Conference on West Indian Affairs. Finally, the series illustrates carnivals, exhibitions, conferences, and major events like the World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture in Lagos. Several folders contain documents that are related to the Montreal cultural magazine The Real Scene.
The series contains, among other documents, correspondence, directories, financial documents, meeting minutes, reports, annual reports, programs, bylaws, newspapers and newspaper articles, press releases, newsletters, leaflets, flyers, bills, briefs, invitations, brochures, play scripts, mail registers, letters patent, proposals, communications, magazines, catalogs, photographs, notes, index cards, moving images, sound recordings, and posters.
