African Heritage Month launched at TCDSB

African Heritage Month launched at TCDSB
February 5, 2021
The Toronto Catholic District School Board has kicked off February with celebrations recognizing the contributions of Black people to Canada and to the world.
Officially called African Heritage Month (as opposed to Black History Month), sessions this year will include a series of workshops, webinars and links to digital resources for students and teachers to access while virtual learning due to pandemic restrictions. The celebrations began live Feb. 1 with an online prayer service connecting the Catholic faith with the contribution of Black saints from the past and present.
Along with highlighting the contributions of contemporary saints, the service highlighted those of African heritage named for TCDSB schools such as St. Martin de Porres, St. Maurice, St. Monica and St. Augustine. Susan HooKong-Taylor, Religion and Family Life Resource teacher with the board, says detailing the story of someone like de Porres, who faced ridicule for being of African ancestry, helps foster a sense of representation and belonging for students from traditionally marginalized communities.

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