Black History Month

ADD TO YOUR VIRTUAL EVENTS LIST

• 21 Black Futures by Obsidian Theatre (free)

  • An anthology of 21 filmed monodramas, commissioned from 21 multigenerational Black playwrights across the country, directed by 21 Black directors and performed by 21 Black actors. Premiering digitally, 21 BLACK FUTURES will respond to the question, “What is the future of Blackness?”

• Read Woke with Cicely Lewis & Malaka Gharib (free)

• Black History Month English-Arabic Storytime Online (free)

• Arab Film Series Online: There Is A Field + Talkback (free)

ADD TO YOUR WATCH LIST

• 8 Must-See Films by Black-Arab Filmmakers

• Films by Black Filmmakers from the Arab World

• Palestinian Actress Maryam Abu Khaled Talks Racism in Viral Video

• Roundtable on Anti-Blackness and Black-Palestinian Solidarity - moderated by Noura Erakat

ADD TO YOUR READING LIST

• A Reading List for Non-Black Arab Allies (compiled by Dardishi)

• 6 Black Canadian Writers to Watch in 2021

• Afro-Arab Fiction: 5 Must-Read Novels

• Black Power and Palestine by Michael R. Fischbach

• Afro-Palestinians talk heritage and resistance

ADD TO YOUR CHILDREN READING LIST

• 20+ Black History Month and Muslim Children Books

FOLLOW AND VISIT

• Nia Centre for the Arts

• Black Artists’ Network in Dialogue (BAND)

• Toronto Black Film Festival

• A Different Booklist

• BlackWomenFilm! Canada

• Caribbean Tales Film Festival

• Existence Is Resistance

ADD TO YOUR PLAYLISTS

• Afro-Arab on Spotify