Black History Month celebrations and events planned for East Toronto

February is Black History Month and a number of events are being planned in East Toronto to celebrate.

The 31st annual celebration at Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre is slated to take place on Sunday, March 1.
As in past years, the event will feature food, entertainment and fun activities.

The celebration will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. and it is a free event geared towards young people between the ages of 13 to 20.

Eastview Neighbourhood Community Centre/BGC Eastview is located at 86 Blake St. in the Jones and Danforth avenues area.

Those planning on attending are asked to please register in advance by going to https://www.eastviewcentre.com/register

Please go to Eastview’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/EastviewNeighbourhoodCommunityCentre for more information.

A number of East Toronto public libraries also have Black History Month events planned for this month.

The Gerrard Ashdale Library will host the Discovering Sansa Kromah, A Journey Through Music and Storytelling event on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 11 a.m. to noon. The library branch is located at 1432 Gerrard St. E.

The Pape/Danforth Library hosts an Intercultural Creative Workshop with local artisan Stella Diebou on Friday, Feb. 6, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The library branch is located at 701 Pape Ave.

The S. Walter Stewart Library will host a Hip-Hop History event on Saturday, Feb. 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The event will explore the roots of Hip-Hop, tracing its origins to the Bronx, New York in the 1970s. The library branch is located at 170 Memorial Park Ave. in East York.

For more on Toronto Public Library Black History Month events, please go to https://tpl.ca/programs-and-classes/featured/black-history/