Tune in to watch Liberty Silver headline the City’s virtual Black History Month celebration
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Watch today – Sunday,
Feb. 13 – at 2 p.m. at vaughan.ca/live
Black History Month provides an opportunity to share and learn
about the experiences, contributions and achievements of peoples of African and
Caribbean ancestry. The City of Vaughan will commemorate Black History Month
with a special virtual event today, Sunday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. at vaughan.ca/live.
This year’s celebration
will be emceed by Emmy award-winning TV host Patricia Jaggernauth and headlined
by multiple JUNO award-winning and Grammy award-winning (collaboration)
recording artist Liberty Silver accompanied by musical director Eddie Bullen.
Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua will provide greetings and recognition on behalf of
Members of Council.
Additional
entertainment will include:
- a performance by Mo Guzman, solo acoustic artist.
- a poetry and folk song performance by Tania Hernandez, Jamaican folklorist, author, music recording artist, mentor, sponsor and actor in children’s theatre.
- a poetry performance by Jumol Royes, senior communications strategist and storyteller.
- an artist segment by McMichael Canadian Art Collection featuring a discussion with the Chief Curator Sarah Milroy and Gaëtane Verna, director of the Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, on the history of art by Black Canadian women, viewed from the vantage point of their exhibition Denyse Thomasos: Odyssey.
- a local restaurant segment featuring Caribbean cuisine by Tropical Island Caribbean Restaurant.
- a Vaughan Public Libraries: #BookTok video sharing the covers of recommended books.
- a tribute video recognizing the Honourable Jean Augustine.
Officially recognized
in December 1995 by the Parliament of Canada, and supported by Mayor Maurizio
Bevilacqua during his tenure as a Member of Parliament, Black History Month is
observed across Canada every February. It is a celebration that unites
communities, like Vaughan, and honours the people and communities who have made
lasting city-building – and nation-building – contributions.
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