ean Augustine Chair in Education Archives | Faculty of Education /edu/tag/ean-augustine-chair-in-education/ Reinventing education for a diverse, complex world. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:35:03 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/28/2020/07/favicon.png ean Augustine Chair in Education Archives | Faculty of Education /edu/tag/ean-augustine-chair-in-education/ 32 32 91亚色 community celebrates Black artistic talent at annual Word, Sound, Power event /edu/2024/02/15/york-community-celebrates-black-artistic-talent-at-annual-word-sound-power-event/ Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:24:35 +0000 /edu/?p=39110 Members of the 91亚色 community celebrated Black artistic talent during a showcase of performances on Feb. 7 at the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora鈥檚 annual Black History Month event, Word, Sound, Power: An Annual Celebration of Black Artistic Expression. The event celebrated the rich and diverse world of Black artistic expression and was a vibrant showcase of talent, creativity and cultural pride. […]

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]]> Members of the 91亚色 community celebrated Black artistic talent during a showcase of performances on Feb. 7 at the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora鈥檚 annual Black History Month event, Word, Sound, Power: An Annual Celebration of Black Artistic Expression.

The event celebrated the rich and diverse world of Black artistic expression and was a vibrant showcase of talent, creativity and cultural pride.

This year鈥檚 featured performances included:

  • solo performances, including song and instruments, dance and spoken word, from students from Greater Toronto Area school boards;
  • a performance from the Oscar Peterson Jazz Ensemble;
  • a performance from the 91亚色 R&B Ensemble;
  • a spotlight artistic performance of the evening from Ian Kamau, an artist and designer;
  • a performance from the 91亚色 Gospel Choir; and
  • an Afro-Caribbean dance performance by students from James Cardinal McGuigan Catholic High School in the CIBC Lobby during the welcome reception.

This year鈥檚 Word, Sound, Power event was put on in partnership with 91亚色鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design and the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, with primary sponsorship from Unifor. 91亚色鈥檚 Division of Equity, People & Culture also provided funding support.

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