African Heritage Month Resources

LIVE on Thursday, February 17th at 4:30 pm.
Black professional panel discussing the ways they overcame cultural barriers and how to navigate and succeed in today’s changing landscape.

Post panel ZOOM Q&A at 6:00 pm

5 Recorded 30 minute livestreams to show your class facilitated by Matthew “Testament” Jones from P.E.A.C.E.

1. Monday – Dr. Martin Luther King & Maya Angelou – Leaving a Legacy
   
2. Tuesday – Matthew Henson – Revisiting history
   
3. Wednesday – Claudette Colvin – Fighting Ageism and Shadeism
   
4. Thursday – Black Panther Party – The other side of the story
   
5. Friday – Leaving a legacy and the importance of faith

Panel Discussion created by CSLIT’s Catholic Youth Black Alliance

Game: Who Am I – Black Prominent Figures
The Finale – Spoken Word poem by Kyla Russel
Red Table Talk – Panel Discussion: Navigating and overcoming cultural barriers

PART 1 – What’s in a word?
Panel Discussion – Discussing the widely held points of view on this extremely controversial issue.

PART 2 – What’s in a word?
The Finale – Student spoken word poem
Student Lead Panel Discussion – Answers to student questions surrounding this controversial word.

TCDSB ACH Home Page
TCDSB ACH Events
TCDSB ACH Resources

#BlackMusicMatters: Hip-Hop & Social Justice in Canada is an educator multi-discipline resource that explores Black culture, history, and creation, through the lens of hip-hop music. Grades 7-12.

One of our TCDSB Students was involved in this project.

Changing the face of curling
More breaking barrier stories

Flight Unit Home Page
Black Leadership Workshop Series
About Flight Unit

Matthew “Testament” Jones
Organization: P.E.A.C.E.
Contact and Information: Introduction Video

Tanika “Insight” Riley
Organization: Por Amor
Contact and Information
African History Month Presentation Video

Christoff Kyere
Organization: flightunit
Black History Month Flyer