Use the calendar below to check updates, locations and ticket information.
Justina M. Barnicke Gallery; Georgia Scherman Projects
28 Days: Visual Arts Exhibition
28 Days invites contemporary artists from the US, UK and Canada to explore Black History Month and its relationship to art, representational space and post-racial politics.
Berkeley Street Theatre
Caroline, or Change: Produced by Acting Up Stage Company in association with Obsidian Theatre
Caroline is a struggling African-American maid to a Southern Jewish family in 1963 amidst the dawning Civil Rights Movement. Caroline, or Change mixes fact and fantasy, symbolism and reality, and a wide palette of musical styles to tell the story of ordinary people facing extraordinary change.
Cineplex Odeon Varsity and VIP Cinemas
CFC and Clement Virgo present: Black Women in Cinema – Inspiring Role Models
A lively and inspiring cross generational conversation with actress Pam Grier (Jackie Brown, "The L Word", Greased Lightning, Fort Apache the Bronx) and a special guest about the changing landscape of film and the roles and opportunities available to women of colour. We will be talking about who and what inspired them to enter into the film business, the choices they've made as actors and the challenges they've faced along the way, as well as the importance of being role models both on and off the screen.
Various locations
Drum Beats
Held at libraries, community centres and schools across the GTA, Drum Beats features the lively drumming traditions of West Africa and the Caribbean. Conducted by five artists, these highly interactive performances are designed to involve all age groups.
Brigantine Room at Harbourfront Centre
Honey Jam: Celebrating 16 Years
A reunion concert and photo exhibit, this multicultural, multi-genre, all-female talent showcase celebrates its 16 year history and pays tribute to iconic female artists with inspiring performances from Honey Jam alumni Michie Mee, Jemeni, Kellylee Evans, Saidah Baba Talibah, Kim Davis, DJ MelBoogie and others.
Harbourfront Centre
Kuumba Festival
This year, the ever-popular Kuumba Festival returns with an amazing lineup that offers something for everyone. We're talking USA vs. Canada comedy night, 50 years of Jamaican music, films, drumming, dance, storytelling, food, and a fashion workshop with supermodel Stacey McKenzie.
The 99 Sudbury Gallery
Afrotropolis - Wanderland: Black history through fashion
Afrotropolis seeks to explore black history and culture through fashion, film and other art forms. Capturing different eras, the exhibition celebrates the cultural achievements of people of African origin.
Al Green Theatre
Syncopation: Life in the Key of Black
With a concert and photo exhibit, Syncopation honours the legacy of Canada's black musicians from the 1930s to the 1950s. It features an original suite composed by jazz legend Archie Alleyne and Dr. Andrew Scott and is performed by Alleyne's Evolution of Jazz Ensemble. Other award-winning artists also perform.
Lower Ossington Theatre
the wind in the leaves collective presents "Fleurette Africaine: a collection of poetry and dance narratives exploring identity."
This is an interdisciplinary performance based on the poetry of charles c. smith. The performance combines poetry with recorded music, dance, moving image, and other art forms.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Festival & Tribute: A Moving History of Canadian Blacks in Dance
Coinciding with the 24th annual International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference & Festival, this event is a celebration of Black dance artists who have contributed to the Canadian and global dance ecology through the medium of dance, film and spoken word.
Arts and Letter Club of Toronto
Black to the Future: Identity Politics in the Modern Americas
Based on African-American writer Touré's recent book, "Who's Afraid of Post-Blackness", this is a provocative look at what it means to be black today. Like the book itself, the night promises to be an exploration of modern black identity.
In celebration of Black History Month, here are some other initiatives you may want to check out in Toronto
- Ontario Black History Month Annual Kick-Off Brunch – http://www.blackhistorysociety.ca
- Annotated guide to online resources on the history of Canada's black community – http://blackhistorycanada.ca
- The Historica-Dominion Institute's Black History in Canada Education Guide draws on Lawrence Hill's award-winning novel The Book of Negroes to bring the African-Canadian experience to life in classrooms across the country – www.blackhistorycanada.ca
Find out more about TD's support of Black History Month and other diversity initiative across Canada
