26 February
Wade in the Water & Nelson Mandela
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/transcript-wade-water.html
- Introduction narrated by Jalonze, grade 12
- "Wade in the Water" performed by Cynthia Liggins Thomas
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/campaigns/black-history-month/transcript-wade-water.html
Aftrofuturism: From Books to Blockbusters
With the success of Black Panther, the term Afro-Futurism got pushed into the mainstream. But what is Afro-Futurism and what is its place in Black storytelling? Lindsay Ellis discusses literature and presents a reading list that will take you into a future imagined from the Black perspective.