Series aims to focus on Black history year round Clockwise, from left, youth mentor Christopher Thompson, Dr. Chika Oriuwa and sprinters Khamica Bingham and Cassandra Pascal are among the speakers in the “Black Futures” series. Photos courtesy Dufferin-Peel Catholic Dsitrict School Board Series aims to focus on Black history year round By Kathleena Henricus, Youth Speak News February 17, 2021
For more than 10 years the Dufferin-Peel Catholic school board has hosted its “Black Futures” symposium during Black History Month in February. The goal though is to go beyond just one month in the calendar.
“Educators are encouraged to use the sessions throughout the year to keep the conversation about Black history going beyond February,” said Joanna Newton, equity and inclusion consultant with the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, west of Toronto.