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Black History Month

Black History Month is over…being Black is not

February 26, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Today as Black History Month is coming to an end once again, I am musing about this practice of months. They are meant to help raise awareness, which is good. They often result in reducing awareness for the rest of the year, which is not good. I’ll remind you in July to look for Black-led and … 

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Filed Under: Black History Month, Black People Tagged With: awareness, Black History Month, Black people, identity, inclusion

Anti-Black Racism in Canada

February 13, 2019 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last year, we heard a lot in the news about the Starbucks incident with the two Black men who were arrested for being in the café, while waiting for a friend. The issue? Being Black – and what this meant for the Starbucks employee who called the police. We then heard a lot about unconscious bias, … 

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Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: Black History Month, Canada, drop out rates, leadership, Parliament, police, Starbucks

Why I Hate Black History Month – part 4

February 4, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I have an issue with Black History Month. I have written about how everything Black happens in February and is forgotten for the rest of the year. I have written about “firsts” and what they say about how far we have (and haven’t) come. And last year I wrote about the lessons we could learn … 

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Filed Under: African American, Black History Month, Black People, Uncategorized Tagged With: African civilizations, Black History Month, civil rights, racism, slavery

Black History Month – further Colonization?

February 20, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder 2 Comments

Two weeks ago, I wrote about why we don’t talk about Black present or future, and mused about whether we are helping all people to learn from Black History when we talk and teach about it. A few things have happened since then that I need to share: Musings on Black History from 4- and … 

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Filed Under: African American, black Tagged With: Black History Month

Black History Month. So…?

February 6, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder 2 Comments

I am not a fan of Black History Month. For one, it becomes a month crammed with everything Black/African/Caribbean and then we don’t see much of it the rest of the year. You can read other musings here. But this year, I have another angle that adds to my disdain. I recently had a conversation … 

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Filed Under: African American, black, Diversity & Inclusion, People of Colour, Race, Racism Tagged With: Black History Month

A Black History Month Insight

February 28, 2013 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Ah Black History Month.... I have just returned from a vacation in Barbados with my family. There is an election going on and one of the newspaper articles while we were there was about why there were no White people running this time. In contrast, on our first day back I was listening to G98 on … 

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Filed Under: Inclusion, Marginalization, Race, Uncategorized Tagged With: Black, Black History Month, inclusion, marginalization

Black History Month Rant

February 7, 2012 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

Ugh. Black History Month. For the next 22 days, venues across the city will pack as many Black, Black-focused, Black-directed events as they can on stages, and behind podiums and microphones. For this month I can easily jam my social calendar with plays, movies, interviews, readings, musicians, … 

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Filed Under: Diversity, Inclusion Tagged With: Black artists, Black History Month, inclusion, the arts

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