Tomorrow morning (January 14th) at 10:00am PST, the Ninandotoo Society will be livestreaming a virtual program for Black Excellence Day, in partnership with the Burnaby School District.
More than 10,000 people from school communities throughout BC are coming together virtually for the first-ever Black Excellence Day, and the VHEC’s very own Lillian Boraks-Nemetz will be featured as a speaker for the event.
Put on by the Ninandotoo Society, Black Excellence Day is a learning opportunity and celebration of Black achievements, stories, art, people, joy, love, and history. The day, itself, is also a chance to show solidarity by wearing black.
The VHEC’s Giorgia Ricciardi will be introducing Lillian, and speaking on the historical importance of the program’s name change from “Black Shirt Day,” as it was called last year, to “Black Excellence Day.”
For more information on Black Excellence Day, please click here.
To view the event, starting at 10:00am, please follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbcvZ_k1CBI&ab_channel=BurnabySchools