Have you checked out our Periodic Table of Black Canadians? Go to our website to have a look!
Let's introduce you to another Black Canadian Under 30 who is a changemaker! Mukisa Kakembo. Mukisa is an African Nova Scotian woman of Ugandan heritage. Passionate about justice, she applies an intersectional feminist and critical race lens to her work, advocating for incarcerated women and systemic change.
Have to been to our Periodic table of Black Canadians? This is a great way to introduce Black History month into your schools and classrooms! Go to the link to have a look!
Today Black Canadian under 30 is Maya Basudde or MayaSpoken as some of you might know her. MayaSpoken is an award-winning spoken word artist, educator, author, and activist who has performed on major platforms like TEDx and CBC Arts, sharing the stage with figures like Keke Palmer and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A two-time OG500 champion and the 2023 Canadian Individual Spoken Word Champion, she founded multiple poetry platforms in Ottawa and is set to represent Canada internationally in 2024. Check her out on our Periodic Table of Black Canadians!
Do you know Canadian professional tennis player Françoise Abanda? Today is a great day to learn about Françoise.
Françoise Abanda, a Canadian professional tennis player, achieved a career-high WTA singles ranking of 111 in 2017 and doubles ranking of 197 in 2014. She started playing tennis at age seven, trained at Canada’s National Training Centre, and won her first professional match in 2012, reaching several junior tournament milestones. Another incredible Black Canadian under 30.
Check out our periodic table of Black Canadians for you own knowledge and to use in your classrooms.
Check out the newest Periodic Table of Black Canadians swag in our @shopify Swag Shop! We have banners, T-shirts, and totes!
You can also find lesson plans to help teach with the Periodic Table of Black Canadians from 5 grade levels: kindergarten, primary, junior, intermediate and senior!
Link in our bio
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Have you seen our Periodic Table of Black Canadians? Today is the perfect day to go learn about a Black Canadian! Go check out the website.
This month we are dropping 28 new Black Canadians into our periodic table. For the next 7 days, learn about a changemaker under 30 to celebrate Black History Month.
Today learn about Adriana Laurent. Adriana is a passionate environmental justice advocate with experience in food systems, climate justice, and sustainability. Learn more about Adriana on our periodic table.
Lincoln Alexander Day is commemorated on January 21st in Canada. His accomplishments are featured as element #72 on our Periodic Table of Black Canadians as the first Black Canadian member of Parliament #blackhistory
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What a FULL year we had!
A big THANK YOU to everyone who has attended our events, partnered with us, volunteered and contributed to the successes we recorded this year.
We are excited to continue to do MORE in 2025 with your support to create an equitable education for all!
2024 by the numbers:
Workshops & parent-to-parent training sessions: 5
School and stakeholder workshops: 2
P4D About Town events: 3
Fundraisers organized: 2
Total donations received: ~ $1500
Highlights:
- Periodic Table of Black Canadians relaunch
- Media Feature on CBC Radio where our VP, Letitia Taylor spoke on Ontario making Black History learning mandatory for grades 7, 8 and 10
- Launched lesson plans on Black Canadian History spanning all grades
- Launched our Swag shop on Shopify
- Hosted a community celebration event as our 3-year grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation wrapped up.
- Received approximately $1500 in donations as proceeds from the two fundraisers done this year
- Welcomed 4 new Board members in Q4 2024 🥳
#parentsfordiversity #2024recap #p4d
Parents for Diversity is building a library of children’s books that celebrates the diversity of Canada’s population.
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