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Black History Month at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾

Black History Month aims to celebrate and centre Blackness throughout the history, the present, and the future of Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ and beyond.

Each year, Black History Month (BHM) at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ brings together students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members through events held both in person and online. These events present an opportunity to learn, reconnect, and celebrate Black communities’ contributions to education and research. We are proud of the continued recognition of Black History Month here at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾, and we look forward to  honouring  and celebrating Black history together. 

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BHM 2026

Discover this year’s programming for Black History Month happening at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾, including the Keynote Event featuring creative leader, career entrepreneur, and business strategist Sabaa Quao.

Explore BHM 2026

Keynote Event

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Secure your seat for the BHM keynote event organized by Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾'s Equity Team in partnership with the Desautels Faculty of Management.

Community Events

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Explore BHM 2026 events organized by groups from across the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ community.

View all BHM events

Read more about Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾'s Black History Month in the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Reporter

Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ is on land which has long served as a site of meeting and exchange amongst Indigenous peoples, including the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabeg nations. We acknowledge and thank the diverse Indigenous peoples whose presence marks this territory on which peoples of the world now gather.

For more information about traditional territory and tips on how to make a land acknowledgement, visit our Land Acknowledgement webpage.

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