Legacy and Future of Black History

With Black History Month right around the corner, we will be taking a deep dive in this episode and discussing why Black History Month is celebrated in February.  We will also be  joined by the Coalition of Black Trade Unionist Ontario Chapter’s First Vice-President Christopher Wilson.  Why is Black History month celebrated in February? https://www.npr.org/2023/02/01/1150977600/black-history-month-2023-theme-3-things-to-know#:~:text=Here's%20the%20story%20behind%20Black,14. https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1075623826/why-is-february-black-history-monthhttps://www.twinkl.ca/event/black-history-month-Canada-2024#:~:text=The%20theme%20for%20Black%20History%20Month%202024%20is%20%E2%80%9CBlack%20resistance,discrimination%2C%20and%20prejudice%20over%20history. Events: Younge & Dundas square will have a black history month digital exhibition with OCAD University  https://www.ocadu.ca/event/2024-yonge-dundas-square-black-history-month-digital-exhibition-call-artists AGO events:  https://ago.ca/events/black-history-month-ago Harbour Front Centre : KUUMBA https://harbourfrontcentre.com/series/kuumba/ CBTU: what do they do? Mission?  CBTU Roots?  https://www.cbtu.ca Mary Ann Shadd, abolitionist and first Black female newspaper publisher, included in 2024 Canada Post stamps https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/mary-ann-shadd-stamp-1.7074307CBC: Being Black in Canadahttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/beingblackincanada Bringing Overlooked Canadian Black History to the Fore | The Agenda https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbX9ahCCMvE  https://www.cbtu.ca/21-12-2023cbtu_membership_newsletter_2024