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But from those shared experiences also comes solidarity, she says. "The students expressed a sense of belonging, the sense of seeing themselves in each other and in the room," says Applewhite. Watch: Youth conference participants speak about their experiences BIPOC students share lived experiences at Black History Month youth conference CBC News BC30 days ago 3:18Thousands attended the virtual conference hosted by the Burnaby School District. CBC News spoke to students and the educator who founded the conference over a decade ago.3:18 The youth conference, which began as a Black Affinity Grou...

Inspirational Black Canadian Changemakers to Speak at Live Citizenship Ceremony News provided by Share this article Share this article Public Ceremony the culmination of a month of citizenship ceremonies hosted by the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Refugees Citizenship Canada to celebrate Black History Month TORONTO, Feb. 26, 2021 /CNW/ - In celebration of Black History Month, the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) are inviting the public to take part in a special live-streamed citizenship ceremony. Guest speak...

Bruns EIC Ally Buchanan | Illustration by Jules Keenan February marks Black History Month, also called African History Month, a tradition that originated in 1926 and was first acknowledged in Canada in 1978. It was recognized at the federal level in 1995 when Jean Augustine, Canada’s first Black female Member of Parliament, introduced legislation cementing it in Parliamentary consciousness.  Failing to learn and understand Black history is to uphold a system of violence that has oppressed a community of people for hundreds of years. Canada likes to delude itself in saying that it does not...

February 17th, 2021 comments A variety of events are being held across Canada in February to celebrate the 2021 Black History Month – this year’s theme is “The Future is Now”. For newcomers to Canada unfamiliar with the annual observance, it is celebrated in February every year to honour Black Canadians and heighten awareness about black history. Slavery not only existed but also thrived in Canada until it was abolished in 1793 – the first known slave to have been brought to Canada in 1628 was Olivier Le Jeune. Canada abolished slavery much before the Br...

Posted: Feb 16, 2021 10:13 PM ET | Last Updated: February 17 An online event on Tuesday about Black History Month paid tribute to Jean Augustine, Canada's first female Black MP who championed the unanimous vote to designate February as Black History Month in Canada in 1995. (Source: jeanaugustine.ca) Black History Month marks a "special time of remembrance, reflection and recommitment," according to the creator of the Pan-African holiday called Kwanzaa. Dr. Maulana Karenga, an Africana Studies professor at California State University, Long Beach, said the month honours the past, grounds the p...