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Black History Month aims to celebrate and center Blackness throughout the history, the present, and the future of McGill and beyond.

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Black History Month 2023

Join us to celebrate important achievements of Black people in our community and around the world at our sixth annual Black History Month at McGill.

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Keynote Speaker: Rinaldo Walcott

Rinaldo Walcott is a Professor and the Carl V. Granger Chair in Africana and American Studies at the University of Buffalo (SUNY). His teaching and research are in the area of Black diaspora cultural studies and postcolonial studies with an emphasis on questions of sexuality, gender, nation, citizenship, and multi-culturalism.

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A Conversation on Blackness and Disability with Dr. Sami Schalk

Dr. Sami Schalk (she/her) is an associate professor of Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her academic work focuses on race, disability, and gender in contemporary American literature and culture. The event will be online and in-person on February 27th at Ausgang Plaza.

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McGill Black Community Gathering

On Thursday, February 23rd from 12 PM - 3 PM all Black community members are invited to join us for lunch and an opportunity to celebrate and create community. Lunch will be catered by Soleil d'Afrique and DJ ASMA will be bringing the tunes. Librairie Racines will also be selling books by Black authors.

McGill Community Events

Learn about and register for events organized by student organizations, clubs, faculties and departments at McGill. Events range from panel discussions, to workshops, to social gatherings and more, so there's something for everyone!

Read more about McGill's Black History Month in the McGill Reporter

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Black History Month 2021: Healing Forward

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Black History Month 2020: Rooted

29 Jan 2020

Black History Month 2020 is the fourth annual celebration of Black History Month at McGill University bringing together students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members. This year's...

Black History Month 2019: Justice

29 Jan 2019

To learn about Black History Month celebrations at McGill for the current year, visit mcgill.ca/blackhistorymonth....

Black History Month 2018: Resistance

29 Jan 2018

In 2017, the former Social Equity and Diversity Education Office (SEDE) organized McGill's first ever institutionalized Black History Month....

Black History Month 2017: Celebrating Black Excellence In All Its Diversity

29 Jan 2017

The Social Equity and Diversity Education (SEDE) Office at McGill University is hosting Black History Month 2017 (BHM 2017), McGill's first official Black History Month celebration. We will be...


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For more information about traditional territory and tips on how to make a land acknowledgement, visit our Land Acknowledgement webpage.


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