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Black Kids:
🎵 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix)
from the album LONG LIVE LOVE: Pride 2020
#BlackHistoryMonth 2026, hosted by the Association of #Ghanaians in Victoria.
Free Afro-themed play & learn hangout for kids.
This Black led, cultural free kids event focuses on #African History, Geography, Music, Games, Heroes and Innovations for ages 5-12.
Please register by January 17th, 2026!
https://ghanaiansinvictoriabc.ca/
#BlackCulture #BlackCanadians #BlackHistory #BlackKids #LearnAndPlay #CommunityEvent #BlackFamilies #BIPOC #BlackCommunity #CulturalDiversity #CulturalInclusion #CulturalConnections #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #AfroCulture
The #Children Are Under Attack — and They Are Not Well
https://wordinblack.com/2025/08/children-under-attack-they-are-not-well/
#SaveTheDate #MarkYourCalendar
Rooted Narratives: Story Circle & Creative Jam
By #IyéCreativeCollective
Join us for a morning of #storytelling , #art , #food, and music as we create a #ChildrensBook about seed, migration, and friendship.
Date/time:
Saturday, September 6 · 10am - 12pm
Doors at 9:50am
Come meet Kofi -- a Collard Green #seed with a beautiful story to tell!
In our children’s book Kofi and the Seed Seekers, Froggie, Toto, and Donkey meet Kofi, who tells them about the journey of #CollardGreens from the West Coast of #Africa to #TurtleIsland , and why this plant is so important for culture and history.
We are inviting you to help us make this story come alive!
What will happen?
Meet Razan the Illustrator of this beautiful book and let's help her to refine the concept. We'll do that with the following activities:
Let's read the book together.
Share your memories about food, plants, and cooking.
Talk about what reminds you of home and what your elders or relatives taught you about land and food.
#ArtMaking
Help design Kofi’s friends -- Froggie, Toto, and Donkey.
Create drawings, paintings, and collages inspired by your food stories.
#CulturalCrops Map Wall
Place your food or spice on a big map.
Show where it comes from and how it connects to your life today.
#Food & #Music Sharing
Enjoy snacks together.
Listen to music that celebrates our cultures.
Mini Pop-Up Exhibit
See foods, recipes, and items connected to our stories and history.
Why join us?
Your stories, memories, and art will help shape the Kofi and the Seed Seekers book and our #documentary. Together, we will celebrate food, #migration , and the wisdom of our #cultures.
Language: This event will be delivered in English.
Stroller & wheelchair friendly access. Gymnasium doors will be both left wide open.
Kids must be accompanied & supervised by parent/guardian.
Photos and videos may be taken, if you wouldn't like your photos taken, please let the photographer know. We'll have some processes in place.
Food and Beverage:
Come prepared to indulge in delicious and beautifully presented dishes that evoke the flavors and memories of our homelands. Enjoy complimentary tea and refreshing drinks while you savor the experience.
Funders:
This event is made possible through the support of the Victoria Foundation and the Community Support, Multiculturalism, and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program (CSMARI).
#FreeEvent - Please #PreRegister to help organizers figure out food & other event supplies may be needed.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rooted-narratives-story-circle-creative-jam-tickets-1593069958129
#FamilyFriendly #BIPOC #AfricanDiaspora #AfricanFood #AfricanSeeds #AfricanFoodSecurity #CulturalConnections #AllAges #Diversity #CommunitySharing #CommunityBuilding #CommunityEvent #BlackKids #AfricanKids #BIPOCFamilies #books4kids #KidsPlay #Storytelling
For years, Julius Arile and Robert Matanda thrive among the bands of warriors that terrorize the North #Kenyan countryside. Stealing cattle, raiding and running from the police is the only life they know. So when both warriors suddenly disappear from the bush, many assume they are dead or have been arrested. Instead, they trade in their rifles for sneakers—in the hopes of making it big as professional #MarathonRunners.
https://www.nfb.ca/film/gun_runners/
#StoryOfHope #Kenya #Africa #Running #BlackMastodon #BlackKids #documentary #CanadianFilm #NFB #Inspiring
Child's playtime.
#portrait #candid #photography #BlackChild #BlackKids #BlackGirl #Child #KidsPortraits #monochrome #BWphoto #YYJ #VictoriaBC #YYJphotographers #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #playtime #KidsAtPlay #Childhood #GirlChild #POCkids #WorldInMyEyes #DisabledPhotographers #MomentsInTime
I just watched the #NickelBoys (2024), a #GoldenGlobe & #Oscar Nominee for #BestPicture this year, at my local #AMC today.
The movie is about 2 #BlackKids who were incarcerated in an abusive to #ReformSchool in the south where later many unmarked graves of children who were held & killed there were later found.
The Nickel Boys is shown in a narrow TV like screen (not in widescreen) & is shot from a close-up perspective of each of the boys (and later one of them as an adult) mixed in with a montage of scenes relating to #JimCrow & the #CivilRights movement which helped to advance the arc of story.
While I found the cinematic approach lacked continuity, it was an interesting & enjoyed the movie overall. I'd give it a 6 for entertainment value & a 7 for it's unique artistic approach.
It didn't win the Golden Globe for Best Picture & I don't think it'll win the Oscar either but I think that it deserved the nomination.
If you haven't seen it yet, watch it where/whenever you can.
Sweet little #sisters were enjoying some colouring & paper crafts. The older was more reserved; the younger girl was more extroverted.
Their Mom was holding their baby brother & gave consent to take/post photos of her beautiful & creative daughters 💗
#FutureGeneration #Portraits #Children #KidsAreTheFuture #BlackChildren #POCkids #BlackGirls #BlackKids #CommunityDiversity #CommunityInclusion #RefugeeKids #SupportAllChildren #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #photography #DisabledPhotographer #ChildPortraits
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Black Kids:
🎵 I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You
from the album LONG LIVE LOVE: Pride 2020
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