At the age of sixteen, Robert Small had his artwork published in a city-wide newspaper. Ever since then, Small has developed his artwork and become the most popular Canadian artist of the past decade.

While others pondered how to garner interest in Black History Month, Small created that which would become an annual tradition being The Official Black History Month Poster in 1995.

Robert was the first African-Canadian artist in history to appear on mainstream media outlets such as Muchmusic, TSN, CBC Radio. He has also been prominently featured in The Toronto Star an unprecedented four times. Small is also the first African-Canadian artist to appear on the front cover of local newspaper “24”.

Small is also solely responsible for the first defined national campaign for Black history Month when the Bank of Montreal posted a copy of his most recent poster LEGACY in all of their branches across Canada. Small is presently entering the nineteenth year of creating this annual poster series now called LEGACY.

In celebration of the United Nation’s declaration of 2013-2023 as being the Decade for People of African Descent Small has released a poster called LEGACY: YEAR ONE that informs about how Africans resisted the slave trade.

During our conversation, Robert talks about:

– The story behind his “Legacy Poster” series that celebrate African Canadian and boosting the esteem of young African Canadians
– His journey and some of the challenges he has faced along the way
– Does get easier for Robert to do the poster?
– His reason to keep on doing his poster?
– Who is featured on this year’s poster
– How does he choose the people who are in the poster
– His thoughts on various issues including the resignation of Chris Spence (former director of the Toronto District School Board), Blacks and entrepreneurship
– His thoughts for Black people and how they can improve
– His words for Black men
– Why did he change the name of the poster to the “Legacy Poster”

You can connect with Robert via:

Website
Facebook
Twitter

Please feel free to email us at info@blackcanadianman.com

Please feel free to “Like” the “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook fan page at “The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page

God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith,
Dr. Vibe
info@blackcanadianman.com
2012 Black Weblog Awards Winner (Best International Blog)
2012 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best Podcast)
2011 Black Weblog Awards Finalist (Best International Blog and Best Podcast Series)
Black Blog Of The Day – Black Bloggers Network – June 23, 2011
Twitter
Twitter hashtag: #DrVibe
“The Dr. Vibe Show” Facebook Fan Page
The Dr. Vibe Show – iTunes