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TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRAR CELEBRA KTES<br />
BLACY<br />
HISTORY<br />
MONTH<br />
FEBRUARY 2011 | PROGRAM GUIDE & READING LIST<br />
Donna Bailey Nurse | Dwight Drummond | Rachel<br />
Manley | Maestro Fresh-Wes | Caribana artists<br />
...and many more!<br />
TORONTO PUBLIC LIBRARY
adult programs<br />
Toronto Public <strong>Library</strong> celebrates Black History Month…<br />
living the Black Canadian experience.<br />
Haiti – One Year<br />
Later<br />
What’s the situation on<br />
the ground, and how can<br />
Canadians help? Find out<br />
in this panel discussion<br />
with a representative from<br />
Doctors Without Borders,<br />
and Toronto Star columnist,<br />
Catherine Porter.<br />
Seating is limited; please<br />
call 416-395-5660 to<br />
reserve a spot.<br />
Tue. Feb. 2, 6:45 pm<br />
North York Central<br />
<strong>Library</strong>, Concourse<br />
Ryad Assani-Razaki<br />
Author of Deux Cercles:<br />
nouvelles, co-winner of<br />
the 2010 Trillium Award.<br />
This program is in French.<br />
Tue. Feb. 8, 7 pm<br />
Annette Street<br />
Suzanne Tevlin<br />
Art historian Suzanne<br />
Tevlin looks at the history<br />
of paintings that feature<br />
African women, placing<br />
them historically and<br />
culturally in the western<br />
art of the 19th century.<br />
Tue. Feb. 15, 2 pm<br />
Deer Park<br />
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RBC is proud to support<br />
Black History Month<br />
at Toronto Public <strong>Library</strong>.<br />
in conversation: with Donna Bailey Nurse<br />
Christian Campbell<br />
& Adebe<br />
DeRango-Adem<br />
Acclaimed poets Christian<br />
Campbell (Running in the<br />
Dusk) and Adebe DeRango-<br />
Adem (Ex Nihilo) launch<br />
our Black History Month<br />
celebration in conversation<br />
with Donna.<br />
Tue. Feb. 1, 7 pm<br />
Toronto Reference<br />
<strong>Library</strong><br />
Phil Akin<br />
Phil Akin, artistic director of<br />
Obsidian, Canada’s leading<br />
black theatre company,<br />
discusses his life and career<br />
and his vision for black<br />
Canadian theatre.<br />
Mon. Feb. 7, 7 pm<br />
Parkdale<br />
Join Donna Bailey Nurse for a series of intimate conversations<br />
about the black Canadian experience. Donna is a literary critic<br />
and the editor of Revival: An Anthology of Black Canadian Writers.<br />
Nalo Hopkinson &<br />
Djanet Sears<br />
Novelist Nalo Hopkinson<br />
(Midnight Robber) and<br />
playwright Djanet Sears<br />
(Harlem Duet) read from<br />
works-in-progress and<br />
discuss the life, love and art<br />
of black Canadian women.<br />
Tue. Feb. 8, 7 pm<br />
Palmerston<br />
Walter Borden<br />
Walter Borden, one of the<br />
most acclaimed actors of<br />
the Canadian stage, joins<br />
Donna in conversation<br />
about his life and times as<br />
part of our celebration of<br />
black Canadian theatre.<br />
Thu. Feb. 10, 7 pm<br />
Runnymede<br />
Lorna Goodison &<br />
Esi Edugyan<br />
Lorna Goodison’s book<br />
From Harvey River: A<br />
Memoir of My Mother and<br />
Her People won the B.C.<br />
Award for Canadian Non-<br />
Fiction. The author will read<br />
from her new novel By Love<br />
Possessed. She is joined by<br />
novelist Esi Edugyan whose<br />
third novel is Half Blood<br />
Blues.<br />
Tue. Feb. 15, 7 pm<br />
Maria A. Shchuka<br />
Rachel Manley,<br />
Olive Senior &<br />
Pamela Mordecai<br />
Three talented Jamaican<br />
women read from awardwinning<br />
works of memoir,<br />
fiction and poetry. They<br />
join Donna for a discussion<br />
about the art of loving<br />
Jamaica.<br />
Wed. Feb. 23, 7 pm<br />
Don Mills<br />
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youth programs<br />
Telling Like It Is: From Griot to Hip Hop<br />
Caribana<br />
comes to the library<br />
Rhythm & Rebellion<br />
– How Steelpan<br />
Started<br />
The rise of the steelpan,<br />
with Theatre Archipelago’s<br />
Rhoma Spencer.<br />
Performance by Talib<br />
Robinson.<br />
Wed. Feb. 2, 10:30 am<br />
Elmbrook Park<br />
Wed. Feb. 2, 2 pm<br />
Danforth/Coxwell<br />
Meet Dwight Drummond<br />
Join Dwight Drummond,<br />
co-anchor of CBC News<br />
for a chat with youth<br />
about his own youth<br />
and his career.<br />
Mon. Feb. 8, 10:15 am<br />
York Woods<br />
Thu. Feb. 10, 10:30 am<br />
Malvern<br />
Toronto Public <strong>Library</strong> partners with Caribana to<br />
cook up this feast of history and fun! From Griot<br />
to Hip Hop is a series of six programs designed<br />
to explore the depth and breadth of griot in the<br />
Canadian context.<br />
Caribbean Carnival<br />
Spirits – Traditional<br />
Mas Characters<br />
Where do those fantastic<br />
Caribana costumes come<br />
from? Writer Ramabai<br />
Espinet and Louis Saldena<br />
of Mas-K Club, Toronto’s<br />
2010 ‘Top Band of the<br />
Year’, tell stories of Trinidad<br />
& Tobago’s Carnival<br />
characters of old.<br />
With Keith Pascal.<br />
Thu. Feb. 10, 2 pm<br />
Fairview<br />
Thu. Feb. 10, 7 pm<br />
Kennedy/Eglinton<br />
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Hip Hop Happenings<br />
– The Beat Goes On<br />
With Christopher France,<br />
a.k.a. Thrust.<br />
Like the African griot<br />
of the past, indie urban<br />
artist Thrust explains how<br />
hip hop music and its<br />
Caribbean cousins – dub<br />
and calypso – have kept a<br />
centuries-old tradition alive<br />
through lyrics and spoken<br />
word poetry.<br />
Wed. Feb. 16, 2 pm<br />
Brookbanks<br />
Wed. Feb. 16, 6 pm<br />
Thorncliffe<br />
Stick To Your Vision: How to<br />
Get Past the Hurdles & Haters<br />
to Get Where You Want to Be<br />
Wesley Williams, a.k.a.<br />
Maestro Fresh-Wes,<br />
Canada’s Godfather of<br />
Hip Hop and author of<br />
Stick To Your Vision will<br />
speak about how to<br />
find your way and stick to it!<br />
Thu. Feb. 10, 6 pm<br />
Centennial<br />
children’s programs<br />
Author Visits<br />
Adwoa<br />
Badoe<br />
Author of:<br />
Between<br />
Sisters<br />
Sat. Feb. 5, 2 pm<br />
Malvern<br />
Wed. Feb. 9, 2 pm<br />
Flemingdon Park<br />
Wed. Feb. 16, 1:30 pm<br />
Amesbury Park<br />
Dirk<br />
McLean<br />
Author of:<br />
Curtain Up!<br />
and Play<br />
Mas’!<br />
Wed. Feb. 9, 10:30 am<br />
Pape/Danforth<br />
Tue. Feb. 9, 2 pm<br />
St. Clair/Silverthorn<br />
Tue. Feb. 15, 2 pm<br />
Wychwood<br />
Jody<br />
Nyasha<br />
Warner<br />
Author of:<br />
Viola<br />
Desmond Won’t Be Budged<br />
Wed. Feb. 2, 10:30 am<br />
Eatonville<br />
Wed. Feb. 9, 10:30 am<br />
College/Shaw<br />
Wed. Feb. 9, 2 pm<br />
Main Street<br />
Richardo<br />
Keens-Douglas<br />
Author of: The Nutmeg<br />
Princess<br />
Wed. Feb. 23, 10:30 am<br />
Parkdale<br />
Wed. Feb. 23, 1:30 pm<br />
Gerrard/Ashdale<br />
Rosemary Sadlier<br />
Author of: The Kids Book of<br />
Black Canadian History<br />
Tue. Feb. 8, 10:30 am<br />
Parliament Street<br />
Tue. Feb. 8, 2 pm<br />
Cedarbrae<br />
Other Programs<br />
Tara Gonzalez and<br />
Family<br />
Caribbean Carnival in<br />
Winter: Soca and Calypso.<br />
Music for all ages!<br />
Sat. Feb. 5, 2 pm<br />
Sanderson<br />
Fule Badoe – Once<br />
Upon an African<br />
Village<br />
Fule will dance, sing, drum<br />
and tell stories from and<br />
about Africa.<br />
Tues. Feb. 8, 1:30 pm<br />
North York Central<br />
<strong>Library</strong>, Children’s<br />
Department<br />
Njacko<br />
Backo<br />
Share the<br />
music, stories<br />
and dances<br />
of Njacko Backo’s West<br />
Africa homeland. Play<br />
percussion instruments,<br />
experience traditional West<br />
African dance and singing<br />
response.<br />
Wed. Feb. 9, 1:30 pm<br />
Morningside<br />
Muhtadi<br />
Muhtadi demonstrates<br />
the use of the drum<br />
as an ancient form of<br />
communication, as well as<br />
its use in virtually all forms<br />
of modern music.<br />
Wed. Feb. 9, 2 pm<br />
Spadina<br />
Sat. Feb. 12, 2-3pm<br />
Barbara Frum<br />
Jean<br />
Assamoa<br />
African<br />
drumming<br />
workshop for<br />
school-age children. Please<br />
register as space is limited,<br />
416-393-7746.<br />
Sat. Feb. 19, 2 pm<br />
Lillian H. Smith<br />
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ecommended reading<br />
For Adults<br />
A Shadow on the<br />
Household: One Enslaved<br />
Family’s Incredible<br />
Struggle for Freedom W<br />
Bryan Prince, 2009<br />
Even slavery and forced<br />
separation could not destroy<br />
this family.<br />
Arrival of the Snake<br />
Woman: Stories W<br />
Olive Senior, 2009<br />
Jamaica, the<br />
birthplace of<br />
Torontonian<br />
Senior, is the<br />
setting for<br />
these seven<br />
powerful<br />
stories exploring migration,<br />
child abuse, colour caste<br />
and identity.<br />
Emancipation Day:<br />
Celebrating Freedom in<br />
Canada W<br />
Natasha Henry, 2010<br />
This book explores the<br />
distinct traditions and<br />
practices of Emancipation<br />
Day festivities across<br />
Canada.<br />
Fatherhood 4.0: New<br />
iDad Application Across<br />
Cultures W<br />
Dalton Higgins, 2010<br />
Some of Canada’s most<br />
acclaimed personalities,<br />
intellectuals, entertainers,<br />
athletes, and public figures<br />
share memories about<br />
fatherhood, from the comic<br />
to the tragic.<br />
From Harvey River: A<br />
Memoir of My Mother<br />
and Her People W<br />
Lorna Goodison, 2007<br />
This Canadian author tells<br />
the story of her family and<br />
the ties that bind them to<br />
their native land, Jamaica.<br />
Horses in Her Hair: A<br />
Granddaughter’s Story<br />
Rachel Manley, 2008<br />
Governor<br />
General<br />
of Canada<br />
awardwinning<br />
writer<br />
Rachel Manley<br />
tells the<br />
story of her grandmother’s<br />
remarkable life and her<br />
artistic contribution to<br />
Jamaica.<br />
The New Moon’s Arms W<br />
Nalo Hopkinson, 2007<br />
Set on a mythical<br />
Caribbean island, this<br />
critically acclaimed sci-fi<br />
novel is a richly textured<br />
coming of middle-age<br />
story of a woman named,<br />
appropriately enough,<br />
Calamity.<br />
Other Tongues: Mixed<br />
Race Women Speak Out<br />
W<br />
Adebe DeRango-Adem<br />
and Andrea Thompson,<br />
2010<br />
This anthology explores<br />
racial identity through<br />
the experiences of North<br />
American mixed-race<br />
women.<br />
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Ossuaries W<br />
Dionne Brand, 2010<br />
Brand’s newest collection<br />
of poetry examines the<br />
“bones” of fading cultures<br />
and ideas and the living<br />
museums where these<br />
“bones” are found.<br />
Pink Icing and Other<br />
Stories W<br />
Pamela Mordecai, 2006<br />
Engaging and thoughtful,<br />
this collection is as<br />
much about the human<br />
diasporas as it is reflective<br />
of the variety of Caribbean<br />
experiences.<br />
Revival: An Anthology<br />
of Black Canadian<br />
Writing W<br />
Donna Bailey Nurse,<br />
editor, 2006<br />
A lively survey of Black<br />
literature from across the<br />
Canadian landscape from<br />
both established and<br />
emerging African-Canadian<br />
authors.<br />
Second Life of Samuel<br />
Tyne W<br />
Esi Edugyan, 2004<br />
Samuel<br />
believed that<br />
his new life in<br />
Canada would<br />
be filled with<br />
great success<br />
and promise.<br />
Fifteen years later, in a<br />
dead-end job, Samuel’s life<br />
is turned upside down after<br />
his estranged uncle dies<br />
leaving him an inheritance.<br />
The Swinging Bridge<br />
Ramabai Espinet, 2003<br />
The Swinging Bridge<br />
explores the Indian<br />
immigrant experience in<br />
Trinidad and North America<br />
with empathy, passion and<br />
humour.<br />
Tightrope Time: Ain’t<br />
Nuttin’ More Than<br />
Some Itty Bitty Madness<br />
Between Twilight &<br />
Dawn W<br />
Walter Borden, 2005<br />
Walter Borden, acclaimed<br />
Canadian actor, uses his<br />
one-man multi-character<br />
play to reveal personalities<br />
that have shaped his life.<br />
For Teens<br />
Between Sisters W<br />
Adwoa Badoe, 2010<br />
A 16-yearold<br />
Ghanaian<br />
teen struggles<br />
with literacy,<br />
immigration,<br />
secrets,<br />
betrayals, friendship,<br />
romance and compassion.<br />
Tyrell<br />
Coe Booth, 2006<br />
Tyrell battles with<br />
homelessness, the harsh<br />
realities of inner-city life,<br />
poverty, temptations and<br />
family matters.<br />
Walking<br />
Joanne Haynes, 2007<br />
This is a coming-of-age<br />
novel, where teens identify<br />
with Josephine’s experiences<br />
as a teenager to adulthood.<br />
Stick to Your Vision: How<br />
to Get Past the Hurdles &<br />
Haters to Get Where You<br />
Want to Be W<br />
Maestro Fresh-Wes (Wes<br />
Williams), 2010<br />
More than a self-help book<br />
or motivational pep talk,<br />
this inspirational book by<br />
Canadian rapper, record<br />
producer and actor, Wes<br />
“Maestro” Williams, is<br />
a fresh take on how to<br />
achieve your goals through<br />
focusing on your vision.<br />
For Children<br />
Black Magic<br />
Dinah Johnson, illus.<br />
Gregory Christie, 2010<br />
Overflowing with sensuous<br />
prose and artwork, this<br />
bright and energizing book<br />
abounds with the beauty of<br />
being black as seen through<br />
the eyes of a young girl.<br />
Boy I am Loving Me! W<br />
Angelot Ndongmo, 2009<br />
With positive imagery and<br />
verse, this picture book<br />
exemplifies the richness<br />
and pride a young boy feels<br />
about being black.<br />
Grease Town W<br />
Ann Towell, 2010<br />
Twelve-year-old Titus runs<br />
away to join his uncle<br />
in the first Canadian oil<br />
boomtown, only to become<br />
caught up in a race riot.<br />
The Kids Book of Black<br />
Canadian History W<br />
Rosemary Sadlier, illus.<br />
Wang Qijun, 2003<br />
The author takes the reader<br />
over hundreds of years of<br />
history to reveal interesting<br />
and sometimes little known<br />
facts about the contributions<br />
of African Canadians to<br />
Canadian history.<br />
Curtain Up!: A Book for<br />
Young Performers W<br />
Dirk McLean, illus. France<br />
Brassard, 2010<br />
When<br />
Amaya<br />
decides<br />
to audition<br />
for a<br />
role in a<br />
professional play, she soon<br />
learns that it involves much<br />
hard work and team effort.<br />
A great way to introduce<br />
young children to the world<br />
of performers.<br />
Viola Desmond Won’t be<br />
Budged W<br />
Jody Nyasha Warner, 2010<br />
In 1946, unsung hero Viola<br />
Desmond refused to give up<br />
her seat on the main floor<br />
of a movie theatre in Nova<br />
Scotia. Her determination<br />
to stand up against racial<br />
discrimination is wonderfully<br />
presented in this picture<br />
book.<br />
All library communications are<br />
printed on FSC certified paper.<br />
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Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage<br />
Collection<br />
The Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection<br />
features more than 16,000 print and audiovisual<br />
materials for adults, children and teens about the black<br />
and Caribbean experience with special emphasis on<br />
Canadian material.<br />
The collection is available at convenient library locations<br />
across the city: Parkdale, York Woods, Malvern and<br />
Maria A. Shchuka branches.<br />
For further information or to support the Rita Cox<br />
Endowment Fund, please visit the library’s website<br />
or call 416-397-5924.<br />
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