{"id":26435,"date":"2019-01-24T12:45:26","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T17:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/?p=26435"},"modified":"2024-08-09T07:41:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T11:41:49","slug":"still-standing-400-years-of-black-excellence-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/2019\/still-standing-400-years-of-black-excellence-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Still Standing: 400 Years of Black Excellence in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Still Standing: 400 Years of Black Excellence in Canada\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>On behalf of Carleton University&#8217;s Black History Month Committee, we would like to cordially invite you to our upcoming Black History Month event, <i>Still Standing: 400 Years of Black Excellence in Canada<\/i>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keynote Speaker: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.endhomelessnessottawa.ca\/new-blog\/2018\/2\/23\/christo-bilukidi-nfl-player-and-ottawa-community-housing-ambassador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christo Bilukidi&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come and join us on<b><u> Wednesday, February 13th, 2019<\/u><\/b> for an evening showcasing Canadian Black Excellence through performances, guest speakers and a panel discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doors will open at 4:30 pm. Dinner will be served from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm and the program will begin at 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue<\/strong>:&nbsp;Woodside Hall, Dominion-Chalmers, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa, Ontario<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All attendees are to register by clicking the link:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blackexcellence2019.eventbrite.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/blackexcellence2019.eventbrite.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dinner is available for the first 250 people who register for meal service. Those who would rather attend the event without food service can also register through the link&nbsp;below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"1681\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6.jpg\" alt=\"Black History Month Event\" class=\"wp-image-26437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6-200x283.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6-400x566.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6-1024x1448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image001-6-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"1681\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4.jpg\" alt=\"Still Standing Poster\" class=\"wp-image-26436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4.jpg 1189w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4-200x283.jpg 200w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4-400x566.jpg 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4-1024x1448.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fass\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/image002-4-1086x1536.jpg 1086w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1189px) 100vw, 1189px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On behalf of Carleton University&#8217;s Black History Month Committee, we would like to cordially invite you to our upcoming Black History Month event, Still Standing: 400 Years of Black Excellence in Canada. 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