With Valentine’s Day coming up and Black History Month underway, there are many local Black-owned businesses that you can support (although it is important to recognize and support BIPOC businesses every month of the year). Take a peek at this list to …
Join us for this special Black History Month edition of Live Music Thursday! Come by West Gate Social from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm to visit with friends, grab a bite to eat, or just enjoy the live music! Gukie will be …
Join Brad Clark, Associate Professor and Chair, Journalism; Broadcast Media Studies, School of Communication Studies MRU, and author of the book Journalism’s Racial Reckoning in Council Chambers on March 1st from 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm. This event seeks to address endemic issues …
Featuring the spoken word poetry of Calgary Poet Laureate “Wakefield Brewster”. The EDI Conversations that Matter are part of the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (OEDI) overall strategy to create an inclusive community engagement process that fosters a comprehensive, participatory, action-oriented, …
Black History Month is February 1st to 28th, 2023. If you’re looking for ways to get involved, check out these events that are happening on campus and around Calgary! Events on Campus Live Music Thursday: Black History Month EditionFebruary 9th | 4:00 …
The third book to be featured in the Black History Month Book Series is Desmond Cole’s The Skin We’re In: A year of Black resistance and power! About the author Desmond Cole is a fellow Albertan born in Red Deer to parents …
The second book to be featured in the Black History Month Book Series is Buchi Emecheta‘s novel, Second-Class Citizen! In memory of Buchi Emecheta 1944-2017 About the author Florence Onyebuchi “Buchi” Emecheta was a Nigerian writer, born in Lagos to Igbo parents. She …
The first book to be featured on the Black History Month Book Series is Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Half of a Yellow Sun! About the author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a Nigerian born author whose work ranges from nonfiction, novels, short stories, …
Welcome to Black History Month Book Series: Decolonize your bookshelf! Black History Month is a time where we can recognize the history of systemic injustice, honour the lived experiences, and celebrate the many achievements and contributions of Black peoples and their communities. …
