Black History Month
UPCOMING EVENTS
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February 6th, 7 PM HALIFAX
LOCATION: 307 Dalhousie Student Union Building
COST: FREE
BSAC presents: Narratives of Black Youth featuring Habiba Cooper-Diallo, creator of Women's Health Organization Internation (WHOI). Shalyn Williams, the first African Nova Scotian femaile engineer and Dal Alumni. Afican drumming by Wayn Hamilton, Khalifa Hamilton and Ayo Aladejebi. Spoken words by Miss. Dominique Oliver -Dares. ________________________________________________
February 6th, 7 PM TORONTO
LOCATION: Central YMCA, 20 Grosvenor, ON M4Y 1C2
COST: FREE
The YMCA of Greater Toronto cordially invites you to an evening with Dr Afua Cooper as she unravels an untold Canadian story through a reading and discussion of her book,
The Hanging of Angelique.
Dr Afua Cooper is the James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhouise University in Nova Scotia. She holds a Ph.D. in Canadian history with a focus on the Black communities of the 19th century in Ontario. She is a world renowned poet and author. Some of her books include Copper Woman and Other Poems, My name is Henry Bibb and My name is Phillis Wheatley.
Her co-authored publication We’re Rooted Here and they Can’t Pull Us Up: Essays in African Canadian Women’s History won the Joseph Brant prize for the best history book.
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February 6, 12 PM, HALIFAX, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 6101 University Avenue
Broadening Persppectives, A Dalhousie Noon Hour Film Festival Exploring Diversity
Remember Africville, Shelagh MacKenzie, NFB, 1991, 35 Minutes
Free Admission
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Prismatic Festival: CommUNITY Spoken Word Series
FEATURE ARTISTS ANNOUNCED: So excited to announce Dr. Afua Cooper and daughter, Habiba Cooper Diallo will be our featured artists for February 1!! This fantastic mother-daughter duo will be sharing both individual and combined works on the CommUNITY stage!!
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Febriaru 14. 12 PM, HALIFAX, Dalhousie Art Gallery, 6101 University Avenue
Broadening Persppectives, A Dalhousie Noon Hour Film Festival Exploring Diversity
The Long Road to Justice, The Viola Desmond Story. Brian Murray, Communication NS, 2012, 44 minutes:
Free Admission
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15 fevrier, 2014, Montreal
La fondation FRO est fière de vous inviter au lancement de la compilation FRO 2014 et de poursuivre son festival en conversant avec l’intellectuelle et très charismatique Dr Afua Cooper qui d'ailleurs participe à la compilation.
En plus des performance artistique d'artiste plus que talentueux, nous aurons la chance de nous entretenir avec l’ écrivaine, historienne et poétesse, Afua Cooper qui détient un doctorat en histoire des Afro-Canadiens. Spécialiste de l'esclavage et de l'abolitionnisme, elle a consacré une quinzaine d'années à recoller les divers éléments qui composent l'histoire intrigante de Marie-Joseph-Angélique. Elle est aussi professeure d'histoire à l'Université de Toronto.
Le Festival FRO 2014 vous est présenté par TD then and now et RAND, en partenariat avec la Fondation Michaelle Jean et le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal.
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African Nova Scotia Heritage Month Poets in Residence program
February 22, 2014
SPECIAL EVENT & BOOK LAUNCH
3:00 pm
During the week of February 17th to February 24th Four African Canadian poets, Afua Cooper, El Jones, Jacob Sampson and Valerie Mason-John will be Poets in Residence at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic. The week-long residency will include workshops with school classes, interactive, live exhibits, and will culminate in a public presentation by the Artists on Saturday, February 22nd at 3:00. The presentation is free, with donations to Feed Nova Scotia welcome.
Poets in Residence
Doctor Afua Cooper is known as a foremost practitioner of the Caribbean poetics, dub poetry. As one of the pioneers of dub in Canada, for over 30 years now, she has made a vast contribution to the field and that of Canadian poetry in general.
A celebrated and award-winning poet, she is the author of five books of poetry, including the acclaimed Copper Woman and Other Poems.
She is presently the James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies at Dalhousie University. In addition, she is also the chair and founder of the Black Canadian Studies Association.