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Black History Month explores Black stories and perspectives, centred on anti-racism. It includes a showcase of thought-provoking Canadian short films, a 75-minute conversation with award-winning filmmaker Alicia K Harris, a lesson plan, and support resources.

The accompanying lesson plan explores community, identity, anti-Black racism, and anti-racism.

This national conversation was recorded on February 23, 2022, but is still relevant, powerful, and interactive for students watching today.

Learn more about the films and special guest speakers below.

This Resource Is:

  • Free of charge
  • Interactive with student polls, discussion boards and more
  • Suitable for Grades 6-8
  • Presented in English, with a French-subtitled version available

About the FilmS

We are presenting four short films in the programme, totaling 45 minutes:

See here for descriptions and content advisories.

Ice Breakers (15 min)

About the Guests

Please note: Guest biographies reflect their roles and achievements at the time of recording.

Alicia K. Harris

Writer and Director of Pick

Alicia is an award-winning filmmaker from Scarborough, Ontario, whose work is dedicated to celebrating Black people, especially Black youth. Her short film Pick, screening as part of this programme, earned a prize for Best Live Action Short at the 2020 Canadian Screen Awards. Her 2021 short Only Light Will Touch Us won the Impact Award at the CineFam Film Festival.

Garvia Bailey

Moderator

Garvia Bailey is a co-founder of the podcast production company Media Girlfriends Inc. Her career in media spans close to two decades as a producer, host and columnist for the CBC and JazzFM. She is host of the Canadian Black History podcast Strong and Free, produced by Historica Canada and Media Girlfriends Inc. Garvia’s work is centered on inclusion, care and excellence in journalism.

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