Minister Khera announces a financial commitment towards the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community, and Diaspora. TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2023 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of ...

Event pays tribute to Dr. Jean Augustine, who paved way for Black History Month in Canada Muriel Draaisma · CBC News · Posted: Feb 16, 2021 10:13 PM EST | Last Updated: February 17, 2021 ...

After immigrating to Canada in 1960, Jean Augustine became the first Black woman to serve as a member of Parliament. In 1995, she was responsible for legislation making February Black History Month.

From childhood on, Augustine was a natural teacher; growing up in Happy Hill, Grenada, every time she and her friends played school, she was the one brandishing the books and paper.

Jean got involved in the process and she's finally been rewarded." Ms. Augustine said she looks forward to tonight's celebration as a way of giving back to a community that has supported her career.

The Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine had a simple plan for her future. Growing up in the community of Happy Hill, Grenada in the 1940s, Augustine wanted to be a teacher. Looking back on her ...

In celebration of Black History Month, Jean Augustine, who became the first Black woman elected to Canada's Parliament in 1993, is in Winnipeg for a screening of a documentary about her career.

Celebrate Black History Month at the Jean Augustine Legacy Award Dinner Saturday, Feb. 22 at Humber College’s Lakeshore Commons, 19 Col. Samuel Smith Park Dr. The evening of fun, food and friendship ...

Jean Augustine The 2024 theme for Black History Month is: “ Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build ”. This theme celebrates the rich past and present contributions and ...

When former Etobicoke-Lakeshore Member of Parliament Jean Augustine was looking to get into post-secondary education as a young woman in 1960, she found her options were few and far between. The ...

Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to the House of Commons, who also helped establish Black History Month in Canada, is shown here on Feb. 5, 2018. - Eduardo Lima photo On Oct. 25, 2020, ...

Jean Augustine. While the commemoration of Black History Month dates back to 1926 in the U.S. and unofficially in Canada shortly thereafter, it was only in December 1995 that the House of Commons ...