Black History Month 2020

This Black History Month we're encouraged to dig deeper, look closer and think bigger.

Take a look at some of the online activities happening over the next 31 days:

Great black women in history

African history before the slave trade

Coming home - honouring our ancestors

In conversation with Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel

The Call Within: Dismantling Racism from the Inside Out

Black History Month – From a Global Perspective

Black History : Coming Home – Healing Ourselves

From Yale to COVID-19, a personal reflection with Dr John Ndikum

Black History : Coming Home – Nourishing Ourselves

Black History Month 2020: An Evening with Jeffrey Boakye

Black History: Coming Home – Celebrating our Ancestors

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