West Island affiliation hosts youth trivia occasion to finish Black Historical past Month – Montreal
The West Island Black Neighborhood Affiliation is discovering enjoyable and artistic methods to have interaction the youth to shut out Black Historical past Month. On Saturday, it hosted a Black trivia occasion for teenagers, within the type of Jeopardy.
Children of all ages participated, though some had been slightly too younger to totally perceive the questions. Mother and father did present some aide.
The occasion served to have interaction the youth and showcase native Black entrepreneurs.
“We wish to train them and have enjoyable and it’s interactive on the identical time and to be Black and intentionally wonderful,” stated WIBCA President, Joan Lee.
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That is the second yr WIBCA hosted a trivia occasion. However this yr was the primary time it was in individual.
“When conditions or discussions are extra interactive, they maintain much more comprehension,” stated WIBCA Social Co-ordinator Katrina Nurse.
“It’s extra like enjoyable details reasonably than drilled into them. It’s a part of their historical past and we hope that immediately they take away one thing with them,” added Nurse.
The classes coated a variety of subjects, together with popular culture, sports activities, and historical past.
“Caribbean historical past, Canadian historical past, African historical past,” stated Lee.
Organizers additionally needed to ensure to broaden on Black historical past.
“We relegate Black historical past to slavery, to 1492. We take into consideration Christopher Columbus, we consider Martin Luther King and Malcom X, however there’s historical past past that,” stated Kym Dominique-Ferguson, who hosted the trivia occasion.
The profitable group has a chance to expertise a day at Nemesis Video Recreation Lounge within the West Island, however no one goes house empty-handed.
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“There’s present playing cards, there’s treats, there’s shirts, and everybody goes house with one thing immediately,” stated Nurse.
However even 10-year-olds realize it’s not at all times concerning the prizes.
“I don’t actually care about profitable. I principally care about exhibiting folks the way it’s enjoyable studying about totally different cultures,” stated Adriana Jackson, one of many trivia contributors.
“It’s good to study totally different cultures although you may not be part of that tradition or faith,” added 10-year-old Jackson.
In the long run, organizers hope occasions resembling this one present one thing for everybody.
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