Let's Fight Racism: A Lecture with Dr. Jennifer Mills
Thu Feb 21, 2019
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
60 mins
Location: Maria A. Shchuka Public Library Auditorium, 1745 Eglinton Avenue West, Toronto, ON
Join us as we welcome Sociologist and Researcher Dr. Jennifer Mills of The Harriet Tubman Institute at York University as she discusses racism and it's implications in Canada.
Location: First floor, Children's Programming Room
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An African Story
Thu Feb 21, 2019
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
60 mins
Location: Taylor Memorial Public Library, 1440 Kingston Road, Toronto, ON
Dwayne Genus and Uchenwa Iroaga Genus discuss their first novel and share the historical biography of Nkechi Iroaga's life growing up in Nigeria and her experience during the Nigerian-Biafran civil war in the 1960's and how she escaped to Canada with her young child.
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Niagara Black Waters Flow Deep
Thu Feb 21, 2019
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
90 mins
Location: S. Walter Stewart Public Library, 170 Memorial Park Avenue, Toronto, ON
Michael Pawlowski presents Niagara Black Waters Flow Deep, an historical account of Solomon Moseby's flight from slavery in Kentucky in 1837, his experience with freedom in Canada, seizure by American bounty hunters and the riot that rescued him.
Everyone welcome. Drop in. No registration required. Free program.
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André Alexis: Days by Moonlight
Thu Feb 21, 2019
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
90 mins
Location: Toronto Reference Library, Atrium, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON
"Gulliver's Travels meets The Underground Railroad: a road trip through the countryside - and the psyche - by the author of Fifteen Dogs."
Botanist Alfred Homer, ever hopeful and constantly surprised, is invited on a road trip by his parents' friend, Professor Morgan Bruno, who wants company as he tries to unearth the story of the mysterious poet John Skennen. But this is no ordinary road trip.
André Alexis was born in Trinidad and grew up in Canada. His novel, Fifteen Dogs, won the 2015 Scotiabank Giller Prize and the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. His debut novel, Childhood, won the Books in Canada First Novel Award, the Trillium Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Writers' Trust Fiction Prize. Among his several other books are The Hidden Keys and Pastoral. He received a prestigious Windham Campbell Prize in 2017.
In conversation with Mark Medley.
This event is part of the eh List series at the TPL, where we present conversations on Canadian literature and culture with award-winning authors, poets, journalists and exciting new voices.
This event is FREE, and no registration is needed to attend.
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Black History Month Celebrations Caribbean Voyage
Thu Feb 21, 2019
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
60 mins
Location: Malvern Public Library, 30 Sewells Road, Toronto, ON
The D'LYFE duo delivers high energy dance workshops, drawing from the cross-cultural experiences that have influenced their creative approach. Take this reminiscent voyage through dancehall and soca movements from the 90s to present day, which have shaped the fabric of Caribbean pop-culture. So bring your best Bogle and be ready to Flairy.
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African Voyages
Thu Feb 21, 2019
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
60 mins
Location: McGregor Park Public Library, 2219 Lawrence Avenue East, Toronto, ON
Njacko Backo shares the life experiences of his native village in Cameroon where traditions, history and values are transmitted orally through stories, songs and dances. It is an experience for children to know that French is spoken in Africa.
Drop in. No registration required.
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These events are part of our Black History Month programming. For the full lineup see: here
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