Nadia Thompson: Delving into Black History Month

February is known as Black History Month. It is also known as the shortest month of the year. Why is one of this country's most racially marginalized peoples given the shortest of the 12 months to celebrate? In today's episode with Black History Month"s Executive Director, Nadia Thompson, she will explain the rationale and importance of changing the focus from Black History Month to Black History Manitoba, and how the Black community will present educational vents about Black Manitobans 12 months of the year. Stuart Murray talks with Nadia Thompson who is the Executive Director of Black History Manitoba. She also works at the Downtown West Homecare Nurse's Office as a Scheduling Clerk for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Nadia talks about how the COVID-19 pandemic has made her work even harder than she used to before and about the uncertainty of the virus when the pandemic first began. Nadia discusses Black History Month and how it showcases the progress, achievements and contributions of black people in Canada. She further talks about the origins of Black History Month and how it came to be. Recommendations from Nadia https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5580266/ (Movie - The Hate U Give) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079450/ (Short Film - Mahalia Melts in the Rain) https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/92057.The_Autobiography_of_Malcolm_X (Book - The Autobiography of Malcolm X) https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hnWRPzGGKiapVX1UCdEAC (Music - Sam Cooke) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Click here for a transcript of this episode.