Canada’s all-Black awards show The Legacy Awards ends, shifts to interview series

Courtesy Barrie360.com and Canadian Press

By Alex Nino Gheciu, December 10, 2025

The Legacy Awards, a ceremony devoted to celebrating Black talent in Canada, is ending three years after it launched.

Organizers The Black Academy and broadcaster CBC say they are instead collaborating on a new interview series, which they called an “evolution” of the awards show.

The event, last held in the fall of 2024, featured a red carpet, musical performances and a large in-person gathering of Black creators, athletes, entertainers and community leaders.

The new program is titled “The Legacy Lounge” and will feature in-studio conversations with a group of honourees about their societal contributions and the legacies they’