On this page you'll find a working list of Black History Month events organized by 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.
See the full list of McGill Community Events
February 1: Institute for Research and Education on Race Relations (IRERR) - Access to Justice for Victims of Racial Profiling (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 1: Office of the Provost & Vice-Principal Academic (OPVPA) & Faculty of Education - McGill Black History Month Opening Ceremony (5 PM - 8 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 2: Faculty of Education - Radically (Re)imagining BlackLife/Black Futures: Our Roles (10 AM - 12 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 2: McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) - Roundtable: Anti-Black Racism in Canada (12:30 PM - 2:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 3: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - The Color of Care Screening in partnership with Social Accountability and Community Engagement (SACE) (5 PM - 7 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 9: Black Law Students' Association of McGill (BLASM) - Coffeehouse (5 PM - 7 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 10: McGill African Students' Society (MASS) - Africa Speaks Conference (6 PM - 9 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 11: McGill African Students' Society (MASS) - Africa Speaks Conference (10 AM - 2:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 13: Desautels Faculty of Management & Laidley Centre for Business Ethics (LCBE) - Ethical Vigilance: The Convergence of Race, Identity and AI (10 AM - 11:30 AM). Learn more and register here.
February 15: Desautels Faculty of Management & Laidley Centre for Business Ethics (LCBE) - Critical Race Theory in Conversation with EDI Strategic Plans (10 AM - 11:30 AM). Learn more and register here.
February 15: School of Population and Global Health (SPGH) - Let’s Imagine Together: Black Radical Futures in Community Health Without Policing (3:30 PM - 5:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 16: School of Continuing Studies (SCS) - The Power of Community and Connection in Advancing Your Career (12 PM - 1 PM). (Learn more and register here.
February 16: Desautels Faculty of Management & Laidley Centre for Business Ethics (LCBE) - Remembering Africville: A Film Screening and Discussion with Dr. Sabrina Jafralie (5 PM - 6:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 20: Desautels Faculty of Management & Laidley Centre for Business Ethics (LCBE) - Demanding Diversity: HR, Recruitment and Retention in the Corporate World (10 AM - 11:30 AM). Learn more and register here.
February 20: National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) - Black Legacy Dinner (6:30 PM - 9:30 PM) Learn more and register here.
February 21: Black Students' Network of McGill (BSN) - Non-Profit Organization Fair (11:30 AM - 5:30 PM). Learn more here.
February 21: Desautels Faculty of Management & Laidley Centre for Business Ethics (LCBE) - Carnival Is… Mas, Movement & Music (4:30 PM - 6 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 21: McGill Black Alumni Association (MBAA) & Black Students' Network of McGill (BSN) - A Conversation with Perry C. Douglas (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 22: School of Social Work - Centering Blackness in Social Work: From Coping to Afrofuturism in collaboration with Black Mental Health Connections Montreal (2 PM -5 PM). Learn more and register here (to attend in person) or here (to attend virtually).
February 22: Office of Indigenous Initiatives & the Anti-Black Racism Action Plan Initiative - Reparations, Landback, and the Possibilities of Kinship as Solidarity (4 PM - 5:30 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 22: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences - BLK: An Origin Story Screening (Episode #4: Little Burgundy) (5 PM - 7 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 23: Office of the Provost & Vice-Principal Academic & Faculty of Education (OPVPA), Black Students' Network of McGill (BSN), McGill African Students' Society (MASS) & Students' Society of McGill University (SSMU) - McGill Black Community Gathering (12 PM - 3 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 23: McGill Student Art Exhibition (7 PM - 9 PM). Learn more and register here.
February 24: Ingram School of Nursing - Yesterday to Tomorrow: Experiences of Black Nurses in Canada (5:30 PM - 7:30 PM). Learn more and register here (to attend in person) or here (to attend virtually).
February 24: Black Affairs Magazine Launch (6 PM - 8 PM)
February 27: Office of the Provost & Vice-Principal Academic & Faculty of Education (OPVPA), Concordia University’s Simone de Beauvoir Institute, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, CBC Montreal & Librairie Racines - A Conversation on Blackness and Disability with Dr. Sami Schalk (4 PM - 6 PM). Learn more and register here.
IRERR Roundtable on Racial Profiling
On February 1st at 12:30 PM, the Institute for Research and Education on Race Relations (IRERR) will host a bilingual roundtable discussion on access to justice and reparation for victims of racial profiling.
McGill Institute for the Study of Canada: Roundtable Discussion
On February 2nd, join CBC Montreal's Holly Cabrera in a discussion on anti-Black racism. Panelists include David Austin, award-winning author and instructor at the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada; Terri Givens, Professor of Political Science and the Provost’s Academic Lead and Advisor on McGill’s Anti-Black Racism Action Plan; and Tari Ajadi, activist and 2022 Predoctoral Fellow in Black Studies at Queen’s University.
Africa Speaks Conference
This year, the theme revolves around African languages on the continent and in the diaspora. This will be explored through 3 panels: Language and Power, Language and the Arts, and Philosophies of Language. The conference will be held on February 10th from 6 PM to 9 PM and on February 11th from 10 AM to 14 PM at the McGill Faculty Club.
Black Flourishing Series: Nurturing Excellence in Business
Desautels brings you a lineup of events that do more than only promote equity in the workplace for Black people: they highlight uplifting aspects of Black culture through enterprise. An exciting series of in-person and virtual events will be taking place between February 13th and February 21st.
Interactive Workshop with Prof. Rinaldo Walcott
Join the Faculty of Education and our 2023 keynote speaker, Professor Rinaldo Walcott, in an interactive workshop to discuss modern Black life. The workshop will run from 10-12 on February 2nd, with a complimentary lunch at 12 for those who register.
The Power of Community and Connection in Advancing Your Career
Join the School of Continuing Studies on February 16 at noon for a conversation with Brian Smith – social entrepreneur, community activist and event producer, in addition to serving as the Vice President, Quebec, for the Canadian Foundation for Economic Education (CFEE).
A Conversation with Dr. Kyle T. Mays
On February 22nd from 4:00-5:30 PM, join the Office of Indigenous Initiatives and the Anti-Black Racism Action Plan Initiative as they host UCLA professor and author Dr. Kyle T. Mays for a talk titled "Reparations, Landback, and the Possibilities of Kinship as Solidarity."
Black Student Art Exhibition
Founded by McGill student Welly Minyangadou Ngokobi, the "See us, Hear us, Learn from us" Student Art Exhibition will run from 7-9 PM on February 23rd. Award-winning activist and Afrofuturism pioneer Quentin VerCetty will deliver remarks on all things art, creation, and Blackness.
Ingram School of Nursing: Experiences of Black Nurses
Join ISoN on February 24th at 5:30 PM, for an evening featuring rich conversations about the impact of Black nurses, their current situation, and how we move forward. The panel will be followed by a Q&A, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.