Black History Month at º«¹úÂãÎè
Black History Month aims to celebrate and centre Blackness throughout the history, the present, and the future of º«¹úÂãÎè and beyond.
2025 Black History Month ProgrammingÌý
As with past years, the Equity Team hosts two Black History Month events: the Opening Ceremony open to all students, staff, faculty, alumni, and community members, and the º«¹úÂãÎè Black Community Gathering open to Black students, staff, and faculty at º«¹úÂãÎè to gather and celebrate in-person.Ìý
The keynote address for this year's Opening Ceremony will be delivered by architect Shane Laptiste. Laptiste is the principal and co-founder of the award-winning Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA). His architectural interests investigate community informed architecture that is responsive to the cultural and spatial needs of the impacted users. He has a particular interest in the ways in which Black communities have and continue to respond to space and the environment. He is a licensed architect in Ontario and Quebec and holds BSc(Arch) and MArch degrees from º«¹úÂãÎè, where he also serves as a studio instructor.ÌýÌýÌý
Join us throughout the month of February for a variety of events organized by the º«¹úÂãÎè Equity Team and the wider º«¹úÂãÎè community!
Questions? Contact lynda.bulimo [at] mcgill.ca.Ìý
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2025 Black History Month Partners and SponsorsÌý
Black History Month is organized by º«¹úÂãÎè’s Equity Team in the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice-President (Academic), in partnership with the Faculty of Engineering and the Peter Guo-hua Fu School of Architecture.Ìý
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