As part of the ongoing programming of Black History Month, a one-women show by actress and artist Maryline Chery is presented. Featuring controversial observations about black women's hair.
What is it about black, brown or mixed women’s hair that attracts us so much? AFRODISIAQUE is a conversation, a reflection, a wound and a healing of our silenced roots. This one-woman show gives voice to afro hair. Sometimes magical or tragic: through many bodies, stories and words come and meet Rhizome.
AFRODISIAQUE is a theatrical one-woman show that demonstrates how the texture of black, brown and mixed women’s hair has an influence and an incident on how they are perceived and treated in today’s society.
Groundbreaking series on many levels, Super Semma an African Animated Kids Superhero Series debuts on YouTube Originals by executive producer Lupita Nyong’o. It is produced by Nairobi-based, children’s edutainment studio Kukuaa, a female-led team. The show is set entirely in Africa, and all the voice artists are from Kenya.
Super Sema. An Afro-futuristic animation series: Time to Change the World see more on their website or instagram. View more on their Youtube Chanel
Set in an Afro-futuristic world, Super Sema is an exciting roller coaster of daring adventures, STEM inventions and kid-power to save the village from a heartless AI Robot.
The organization Black Youth Pathway to Industry is introducing our youth to the world of media. A glance at Year 1. This commercial was shot, directed, produced and edited by BYP2I Year graduates.
Watch HorrorNoire a horror documentary and learn the history of black horror. It's only February and shudder have already released what looks to be the best documentary of 2019! Horror Noire is an informative, entertaining and important film about the history of black horror films. From the 1800's to present day, and its impact on Black America at large. Totally brilliant!
Created and produced by @GraveyardSister a website dedicated to the studies of the representation of the Black scream queen (the Black women) unique experiences in horror and science fiction films. They also explore representation of Black women and their achievements, and creative works in the horror and science fiction genres.
This horror documentary is tremendous and fun history of Black horror that is required viewing for any cinephile. Head to shudder.com and watch it now.
The celebration of the Black history month continues in Canada, this time is in London. Black Canadian history and culture is Canadian history so as such, it will have a spotlight in honoring of black Canadian authors in London this February and organizers of Black History Month are sending out invitations across the city.
A Black Canadian Culture Celebration
The celebaration will officially began on Saturday with an opening celebration at Museum London, but there are still plenty of highlights left until the schedule wraps Feb. 23.
Here some Highlight of the many events taking place.
A Family Day event at the Central Library co-sponsored by the London Children’s Museum offers free family-friendly activities Feb. 17.
The London Black History Coordinating Committee is hosting a special event at the Children’s Museum, in celebration of Black History Month. Enjoy interactive workshops, art activities, performances and games that the whole family can enjoy together. Plus Princess Tiana will be here.
There will be a nomination for this year’s 17th Annual Black History Month Closing Gala & Reception. Black Community Achievement Awards submissions are open until Feb. 12 Winners will be unveiled at the conclusion of Black History Month Feb. 23 during a closing Gala at Wolf Performance Hall. The closing event also includes performers Chad Price and Alexandra Kane as well as a tribute to Viola Desmond.
A list of Black Canadian authors displayed by London Public Library
Adult and teen
Scarborough — Catherine Hernandez
The Chaos — Nalo Hopkinson
Any Known Blood — Lawrence Hill
Things are Good Now — Djamila Ibrahum
In The Black — B Denham Jolly
The Return — Dany Laferriere
Policing Black Lives — Robyn Maynard
Learning to breathe — Janice Lynn Mather
Dr Edith Vane and the Hares of Crawley Hall — Suzette Mayr
Fifteen Dogs — Andre Alexis
Aluta — Adwoa Badoe
Love Enough — Dionne Brand
I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You — David Chariandy
The Polished Hoe — Austin Clarke
The Motorcyclist — George Elliot Clarke
The Hanging of Angelique Black — Afua Cooper
Washington Black — Esi Edugyan
Independence — Cecil Foster
This book betrays my brother — Kagiso Lesego Molope
Moving Sideways Forward Like a Crab — Shani Mootoo
Fate of Flames — Sarah Raughley
The Stone Thrower — Jael Richardson
The Pain Tree — Olive Senior
Even This Page is White — Vivek Shraya
Personals: Poems — Ian Williams
Children’s novels and nonfiction
The journey of little Charlie — Christopher Paul Curtis
Dragons in a Bag — Zetta Elliott
The Watsons go to Birmingham – 1963: a novel — Christopher Paul Curtis
Bud, not Buddy — Christopher Paul Curtis
Oscar lives next door: a story inspired Oscar Peterson’s childhood — Bonnie Farmer, illustrated by Marie Lafrance
The stone thrower — Jael Ealey Richardson, illustrated by Matt James
Black women who dared — Naomi M. Moyer
The kids book of black Canadian history — Rosemary Sadlier, illustrated by Wang Qijun
Children’s picturebooks
Joseph’s big ride — Terry Farish, illustrated by Ken Daley
Malaika’s costume — Nadia L. Hohn, illustrated by Irene Luxbacher
Dear baobab — Cheryl Foggo, illustrated by Qin Leng
Viola Desmond won’t be budged! — Jody Nyasha Warner, illustrated by Richard Rudnicki
Please clean up your room! — Itah Sadu, illustrated by Roy Condy
Greetings, Leroy— Itah Sadu, illustrated by Alix Delinois
Africville — Shauntay Grant
Peace, Love, and Soul: The new tv drama; American Soul, is the story of a struggle to make a dream come true and the launch of the first nationally-syndicated Black music show and one one of the longest-running in television history, in a racially charged LA. Premiere on BET at 9:00 pm ET.
Soul Train” was a seminal dance and music TV show that run throughout the 1970's to the early 2000. Now the long-running series is getting a second look, filled with music, dance, fashion and glamour, thanks to BET’s “American Soul,” which debuts Tuesday and takes a look at the drama behind the hit show. The rise and fall of the show creator Don Cornelius and his demise in 2012. This new series describes the journeys of these characters and allow a look back at “Soul Train’s” cultural impact.
Here’s an exclusive first look at Kelly Rowland playing legendary soul singer Gladys Knight in BET’s upcoming series, American Soul.
The clip is part of a powerful scene where Don Cornelius (Sinqua Walls) explains his vision for Soul Train to Gladys Knight.
St. John worked on tv for decades, got his debut in 1985 CBS sitcom Charlie & Co, and the iconic Cosby show as Denise Huxtable Vegetarian boyfriend. Later on went to play a most beloved patriarch himself on tv as Neil Winters for 27 years on "The Young And The Restless." Earned him 9 Daytime Emmy Award nomination and 10 NAACP Image Awards.
On Sunday friends went to check on him and found his him unresponsive and later was pronounced dead on the scene.
A Life in Pictures
2014 was a sad turn in the veteran actor life, his son committed suicide due to battle with mental illness his ex-wife, boxer Mia St. John, hinted that the death of their son 24-year-old Julian may have been a breaking point.
St. John, has lately become engaged to new a girlfriend. His last tweet reads "Grieving the loss of a child is a process. It begins on the day your child passes and ends the day the parent joins them."
He is mourned by his family and co-start and now tributes are pouring in for the Y&R actor, both from his colleagues and legions of fans.
Kristoff St. JohnGary Gershoff/Getty Images; ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty Images Credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Credit: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
Lee Thompson Young, you will always be our Famous Jett Jackson! Will always have those fond childhood memories. He would have been 35 years today, a moment of silence for a lost life. Always remember, Gone too soon.
You can still show your love and support through the managed family foundation created to fulfill his memory and legacy.
Welcome to black history month, kick off the celebration with those events from the black world.
There are multiple of ways and places to celebrate Black History Month.
MONTREAL
See list of some 2019 Black History Month events in Montreal and elsewhere.
City of Toronto supported events and exhibits scheduled for Black History Month, inviting of the public to explore and celebrate the heritage, traditions and culture of African-Canadians here.
Black History Month programs at this Harlem-based center include a conversation on female freedom fighters (February 7), a Black Lives Matter teen conference (February 9) and a talk revisiting Alex Haley’s work on Malcom X’s autobiography (February 21). The month ends with a performance by the Harlem Chamber Players (February 28). On view through April 6 is Crusader, a collection of photos capturing key moments in Martin Luther King Jr.’s extraordinary life.
Immerse into African rhythm, Afropop a worldwideaward-winning radio program and online magazine dedicated to music from Africa and the African diaspora. See full programamtion on site.
In this clip from Louisiana: A History, learn more about the Louisiana Native Guards, the first officially sanctioned African Americans sworn into the United States Army during the Civil War.
Learn more about the history of the Rosenwald Schools, which were built to educate African Americans during segregation, and the donation of one of the schools to the River Road African American Museum in Donaldsonville.
Celebrating black culture in the bay area many programs showcasing local black designers and non local businesses a variety vendors, performances and more.
The first edition of the FESTIVAL AFRO URBAIN - AFRO URBAN FEST of the Maison d’Haiti, at the Centre des Arts de la Maison d'Haïti - CAMH (Maison d’Haiti’s Arts Center), under the theme "TRACES ET PRÉSENCES" (TRAILS AND PRESENCE). An open program over three days to the Montreal public.
