BC Black History Awareness Society

BC Black History Awareness Society presents immersive Black History Month events

By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Black History Month celebrates the Black community’s resilience and accomplishments; and honours those who continue to take risks in advocating for justice and equality. With this in mind, the BC Black History Awareness Society has created a series of interactive programs, which include a hip hop lesson, musical performances, and symposiums. Putting Black British Columbia History to Work: Contemporary Implications of Historical Blackness | Zoom | February 7 from 2–3 p.m. | Free with registration Guest speaker and UBC professor Handel Kashope Wright will be giving a talk on Black history in BC. Wright will…

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