Black History Month Events Launch Tomorrow
PRINCE GEORGE — The College of New Caledonia is celebrating its 21st Black History Month. The celebration is focusing its efforts towards raising money for charity for the Give a Chance Society. This year, the events are also raising money for the Dominican Hurricane Maria Relief Fund.
For organizers of the event, it’s important to recognize the struggles and contributions of the black community to society and culture. But for one organizer, Cliff Raphael, it’s more than looking to the past.
“When we think about Black History, we’re looking back. Yes, we have to look back and, as the saying goes, we’re standing on the shoulders of giants,” says Raphael. “But, I think at this point in time, I think it may be more helpful to look down the road.”
Part of that more modern history is the Black Lives Matter movement in recent years. It’s an important cause for co-organizer George Kaweesi.