What progress on screens?
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Anglesh Major
Since the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, racialized people have occupied more space on TV, in cinemas, in pubs, in theaters. Is this spectacular progress enough? What is the path traveled? What do people in the community think about it? Discussion with journalist Emilie Nicolas, host Mireille Metellus, artistic director of Duceppe David Laurin and artist Anglesh Major, moderated by Catherine Perrin.
February 2, 5:30 p.m., Urban Salon, 1600, rue Saint-Urbain
The Marcus Garvey Immersion
IMAGE FROM THE EXHIBITION POSTER
When Big Man Talk
In 1919, the Caribbean activist and orator Marcus Garvey, a legendary figure in Pan-Africanism, founded a section of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) in Montreal, which still exists today. The exhibition When Big Man Talk is inspired by this founding moment to tell a part of the history of Black people in Quebec, through paintings, photos, immersive activities and virtual reality.
From February 3 to 10 between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. at Atelier Lucie Michel, 5875 boulevard Monk
From February 11 to 14 between 12 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the UNIA, 2741, rue Notre-Dame Ouest
Who was Claudette Colvin?
IMAGE FROM THE PHI CENTER WEBSITE
The exhibition Black, the little-known life of Claudette Colvin takes place at the Phi Center from February 7 to March 10.
On March 2, 1955, in Alabama, a 15-year-old black girl refused to give up her seat to a white passenger on the bus. This act of resistance, preceding that of Rosa Parks by nine months and announcing the future struggles of Martin Luther King, is recounted in Black, the little-known life of Claudette Colvin, a technohistorical experience made possible by augmented reality. We no longer remember Claudette Colvin, and yet, yes, she still lives…
From February 7 to March 10, Phi Center. 407, rue Saint-Pierre
Being black and LGBTQ+
PHOTO FROM THE ARTIST’S WEBSITE
Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser
Being queer and being black is not easy. The Massimadi Film Festival offers a selection of Afro LGBTQ+ films, followed by discussions around this problem of “intersectionality”. Bonus: a classical music concert led by African-Canadian (and LGBTQ+) conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser, also the subject of the documentary Disruptor Conductorwhich will be screened before the concert.
From February 15 to 18. McCord Museum, 690 Sherbrooke Street West
Black ice
PHOTO ANDRÉ PICHETTE, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Georges Laraque, then with the Montreal Canadiens, in 2010
Herbie Carnegie, Grant Fuhr, Tony McKegney, Jerome Iginla, Donald Brashear, George Laraque, Akim Aliu… Launched last year, the film Black Ice tells the story of black players in hockey, and their difficult integration into this white-dominated sport. Director Hubert Davis is particularly interested in the Maritime Colored Hockey League, founded in 1895 in Halifax. A fascinating subject, which brings forgotten characters to life and allows us to measure the progress we have made. Followed by a discussion with the director.
February 20, 5 p.m. Taverne 1909, 1280, avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal
It’s not because we laugh…
PHOTO FRANÇOIS ROY, LA PRESSE ARCHIVES
Richardson Zéphir
Laughter is not the solution to racial profiling. But it can make it possible to denounce, raise awareness and reflect on the problem. This is the challenge that half a dozen comedians, including Eddie King, Richardson Zéphyr and Garihanna Jean-Louis, will take on for this benefit comedy show presented at L’Olympia. As the magazine said Fang : it’s not because we laugh that it’s funny…
February 24, 7:30 p.m. Olympia, 1004, rue Sainte-Catherine Est
Beautiful and good
PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE ARTISTS’ SITE
The duo Bel & Quinn
They are sisters, they make music, they have things to say. Discover Bel & Quinn and their blend of soul, jazz and Haitian rhythms. One sings, the other plays the guitar… and sings too. As for their songs, they are described as “an act of healing, love and self-acceptance”. For more female music, know that Lorraine Klaasen (February 10, Fairmount) Emeline Michel (February 10, Collège Marie-Victorin) and Kim Richardson (February 14, Le Balcon), Michelle Sweeney (February 11, le Balcon) and Dawn Tyler Watson (February 22, Henri-Lemieux Cultural Center), will also perform during this month of cultural activities.
February 29, 7 p.m. Cultural and community center of Montreal North, 12 004, boulevard Rolland