Since the NWT’s Black Advocacy Coalition was formed in 2020, the pandemic has prevented the group from running in-person programming to recognize Black History Month.
Next month, the BAC will make up for lost time with a jam-packed event series in Yellowknife to celebrate Black northerners and share food, traditions and art from across the African diaspora.
Organizers have been planning and preparing for months and coalition president Ambe Chenemu is hoping for a good turnout.
“Black History Month is for everybody,” he said. “I really want to put that message out there. I know people are always a bit confused and think ‘is this for me?’ when they hear Black History Month, but it’s really for everybody.”
Programming includes a pan-African art exhibit at Makerspace YK, a cooking class led by Aminata Konaté of My African Cuisine in YK, and an…
