Ahead of the 30th anniversary of Canada's Black History Month, an anti-racism society in the province celebrated the second annual Black Excellence Day on Friday.
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But from those shared experiences also comes solidarity, she says. The students expressed a sense of belonging, the sense of seeing themselves in each other and in the room, says Applewhite.
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BIPOC students share lived experiences at Black History Month youth conference
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3:18Thousands attended the virtual conference hosted by the Burnaby School District. CBC News spoke to students and the educator who founded the conference over a decade ago.3:18
The youth conference, which began as a Black Affinity Group at Burnaby s Moscrop Secondary School in 2007, is held during Black History Month, with the theme this year being lifting Black voices.