Black History Month 2020
Black History Month: February 2020
Click here for this year’s Black History Month Events Schedule
2020 Durham Black History Month Celebration Launch
Saturday, February 1
5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate, 1355 Harwood Ave. N., Ajax
Refreshments to be served
Click to register
Black History Month Trivia Challenge for Kids/Youth
Saturday, February 8
10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Ajax Welcome Centre, 458 Fairall St., Unit 5, Ajax
Kahoot game and cool prizes to be won!!!
Pizza and drinks
Click to register
All knowledge/abilities welcome to this trivia challenge!!! Kids need to simply bring positive energy, good team-playing spirit, and a willingness to learn! For those wishing to study before the trivia, they can focus on the following areas of Black history:
- Africa: Prosperity Before Slavery
- Slavery: Destruction of a People
- ‘Freedom’: The Next Chapter (Rebuilding Within the Diaspora)
- Finding Prosperity on a New Land
For more information about the trivia, call: 905-683-7495
Movie Showing: “Get Out” (Rated R)
Sunday, February 9 – 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Pickering Public Library (Central Branch), 1 The Esplanade S., Pickering
Intro and post-viewing discussion
Refreshments to be served
Click to register
Movie Showing: “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Rated PG)
Sunday, February 16 – 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Ajax Public Library (Main Branch), 55 Harwood Ave., S., Ajax
Intro and post-viewing discussion
Refreshments to be served
Click to register or call 905-683-4000 x 8813
Panel Discussion – Black Excellence
Sunday, February 23 – 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Whitby Public Library (Central Library) – 405 Dundas St., W., Whitby
Refreshments to be served
Click to register or call 905-668-6531
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Spring Fling Dinner and Dance – Saturday, April 4, 2020
Annual Scholarship Awards Brunch – Sunday, June 14, 2020
