On this page you'll find a working list of Black History Month events organized by other faculties, departments, units, offices, and associations across campus. We appreciate everyone's ongoing commitment to celebrating Black History Month at McGill and we encourage everyone to participate and support! To add an event to this list, please email shanice.yarde [at] mcgill.ca.
Click here to learn more about the feature events organized by the Equity Team in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic).
Click here to learn more about the events and initiatives organized by University Libraries.
See the full list of McGill Community Events
Gospel Festival Workshop
Date: Thursday, February 1, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Strathcona Music Building | Pollack Hall | 555 Sherbrooke Street West
Learn more here.
Le Moment Pitch 2024 - Conference & Finals
Date: Friday, February 2, 2024
Time: 12 PM - 8 PM
Location: Hotel Omni Mont-Royal | 1050 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest
Register here.
Historical Approaches to Black Studies
Date: Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Time: 4 PM - 6 PM
Location: Leacock Building | Room 232 | 855 Sherbrooke Street West
Learn more here and register here.
People of African Descent in the Americas: Challenges and Opportunities for the Realization of Human Rights
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2024
Time: 5:45 PM - 7:00pm
Location: New Chancellor Day Hall | Moot Court | 3644 Peel Street
Learn more here.
Why Representation in Medicine Matters
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024
Time: 6 PM - 8 PM
Location: Maquis Yasolo | 3763 Notre-Dame Street West
Learn more here and register here.
Black Politics in Dark Times: Revisiting Fear of a Black Nation After Ten Years
Date: Monday, February 12, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM - 6 PM
Location: (Hybrid) | McLennan Library Building | 4th Floor | Rare Books and Special Collections | 3459 McTavish Street
Learn more here and register here.
Breaking Barriers to Empower Black Entrepreneurs
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 5 PM - 7 PM
Location: Leacock Building | Room 232 | 855 Sherbrooke Street West
Learn more here and register here.
Growing your Career in the Financial Sector - The Skills Needed to Advance and Succeed
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM - 7 PM
Location: Armstrong Building | Room 370 | 3420 McTavish Street
Learn more and register here.
Rice Competition
Date: Friday, February 16, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: University Centre | 3rd Floor | The Ballroom | 3480 McTavish Street
Learn more here and register here.
Black History Month After Party at Gert's
Date: Friday, February 16, 2024
Time: 8 PM
Location: Gert's Bar & Cafe | 3480 McTavish Street
Learn more here.
Black History Month at the Research Institute-McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC): Expert Panel
Date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Time: 10 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Montréal General Hospital | 6th Floor | Osler Auditorium | 1650 Cedar Avenue
Learn more and register here.
Black History Month Event: Joy, Liberation, and Vitality in Black Maternal Health
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Location: Thomson House | Ballroom | 3650 McTavish Street
Learn more here and register here.
Africa Speaks Conference 2024: African Music and its Industry
Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Time: 2 PM
Location: Phi Centre | 407 Saint-Pierre Street
Learn more and register here.
McGill Jazz Orchestra I: Celebrating the Music of Duke Ellington
Date: Monday, February 26, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Elizabeth Wirth Music Building | Tanna Schulich Hall | 527 Sherbrooke Street West
Learn more here and buy tickets here.
Black History Month Film Screening and Discussion: Black Life: Untold Stories - Revolution Remix
Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: School of Population and Global Health | Room 1140 | 2001 McGill College Avenue
Learn more here and register here.
Black History Month at the Research Institute-McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC): Celebration of Black Culture
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: MUHC Research Institute | Cruess Auditorium | 1001 Boulevard Décarie
Learn more and register here.
Celebrating Black Voices Through Writing
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM
Location: Arts Building | Room 150
Learn more here and register here.
Verses of Unity: Echoes Through Poetry and Art/ Les échos d'unité à travers la poésie et l'art
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 5 PM - 7 PM
Location: 680 Sherbrooke Street West |18th Floor | Room 1825
Learn more and register here.
Schulich in Concert: Charles Tolliver's Africa/Brass
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Location: Strathcona Music Building | Pollack Hall | 555 Sherbrooke Street West
Learn more here and register here.
Beyond Barriers: Dan-A-Nou's Mission for Inclusive & Accessible Dental Care
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Time: 5:15 PM - 7:15 PM
Location: 2001 McGill College Avenue | Suite 100 | Room 102
Learn more and register here.
Practices of Resistance in Times of Crisis: Representation & Reality: Forging Bonds Between Local Activism and Academia
Date: Friday, March 1, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM - 6 PM
Location: Thomson House | 3650 McTavish Street
Learn more here.
