February is Black History Month. The theme for 2024 is Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build (Canada, 2024). For a list of Black History Events in Calgary, visit the Centre for Newcomers ‘Black History Events in Calgary 2024’ page!
Is there a Black History community event HSCA can amplify? Please reach out to stephanie.c@hsca.ca
Check out:
UCalgary's Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page and read "Black Albertans You Should Know", written and curated by Malinda S. Smith, PhD, Vice Provost (EDI), UCalgary.
Historic Canada's short video for the History of Black Achievement in Canada, featuring Violet King. Violet was the first Black woman to become a lawyer in Canada and her family lived in Sunnyside for over 50 years!
Building Social and Community Life: Violet King and Theodore King