Every February, Black History Month provides an opportunity to celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black Canadians, past and present, bringing attention to the vital role they have played throughout Canada’s history.
Explore opportunities to participate locally and/or join the conversation online: #blackhistorymonth.
Attend an Event
- Afrofuturism in Literature
- UBC Global Lounge
- Black History Month Panel
- Peter A. Allard School of Law
- Pre-show Talk with Jillian Christmas
- Chan Centre
- No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks
- Chan Centre
- Sound House: MOA’s Backyard Music Series—Afro-Cuban Beats
- Museum of Anthropology
- UBC Bookstore Black History Month Display
Read Something
Stop by the UBC Bookstore and check out the BHM book display, or consider the following books as a recommendation from our equity facilitators.
- From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective, , Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
- Looking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry, Imani Perry
- Black against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party, Joshua Bloom and Waldo E. Martin Jr.
- The Colonizer and the Colonized, Albert Memmi
- How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, Walter Rodny
- White Privilege, Robin DiAngelo
Looking for more? Here’s a more extensive list from the UBC Bookstore.