{"id":63858,"date":"2020-02-21T13:50:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T18:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.carleton.ca\/?p=63858"},"modified":"2025-08-19T09:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T13:36:31","slug":"carleton-to-host-second-annual-black-history-month-event-empowering-our-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/2020\/carleton-to-host-second-annual-black-history-month-event-empowering-our-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Carleton to Host Second Annual Black History Month Event: Empowering Our Future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Carleton to Host Second Annual Black History Month Event: Empowering Our Future\n <\/h1>\n \n \n <\/header>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n

The Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACMP), in partnership with Carleton University, the Royal Bank of Canada and the University of Ottawa, will host its second annual Black History Month event: Empowering Our Future<\/em><\/a>. The evening\u2019s festivities will celebrate Afro-Caribbean and black (ACB) history \u2013 honouring black people who are making outstanding contributions to Canada today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When<\/strong>: Friday, Feb. 28, 2020, dinner served from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., remarks begin at 6:40 p.m.
\nWhere<\/strong>: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers United Church, 355 Cooper Street, Ottawa
\nInfo<\/strong>: This event is free and open to the public. The first 300 registrants will receive a complimentary dinner. Non-dinner tickets are also available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media are invited to attend the event.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paying homage to ACB Canadians of years past shows society\u2019s appreciation and ensures their efforts do not go unnoticed. During Black History Month, Canadians should not only focus on the past, but take the time to empower and honour contemporary ACB Canadians as they pave the way for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout history, black Canadians \u2013 such as Viola Desmond \u2013 have made social impacts that society benefits from today. While celebrating the past, this event also seeks to honour ACB people who are contributing to Canada\u2019s social fabric and making a positive impact today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The celebration will feature keynote addresses from Ottawa Police Insp. Isobel Granger and Ottawa Carleton District School (OCDSB) Board Director, Camille Williams-Taylor. Carleton\u2019s Institute of African Studies will be recognized on its 10-year anniversary and a tribute to the late  Prof. Pius Adesanmi will be delivered. An expert panel will discuss the topic: How can we empower our ACB people in our contemporary moments<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event will include performances by Jamaal The Poet and the Throne Seekers, plus a fashion show by the Montreal Nigerian Canadian Association (NCA). Certificates of recognition and student bursaries will be awarded to ACB leaders in honour of their achievements and impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Media Contact
\n<\/strong>Steven Reid
\nMedia Relations Officer
\nCarleton University
\n613-520-2600, ext. 8718
\n613-265-6613
\nSteven_Reid3@Carleton.ca<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Afro-Caribbean Mentorship Program (ACMP), in partnership with Carleton University, the Royal Bank of Canada and the University of Ottawa, will host its second annual Black History Month event: Empowering Our Future. The evening\u2019s festivities will celebrate Afro-Caribbean and black (ACB) history \u2013 honouring black people who are making outstanding contributions to Canada today. When: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":410,"featured_media":60434,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-advisories"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/410"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63858"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63859,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63858\/revisions\/63859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}