Date: Feb. 23, 7:30PM – 10:00PM

Time: 7:30PM – 10:00PM EST

Location: The Staircase (27 Dundurn St N, Hamilton)

Description:

The BMSA is holding a BHM Talent Showcase! This will be a coffee house style performance arts event, where Black artists are highlighted. It will take place on Feb. 23rd from 7:30PM – 10:00PM EST at The Staircase (27 Dundurn St N, Hamilton).

Interested in performing? Sign up here.

Interested in attending? RSVP here.

Event Organizer:

McMaster Black Medical Students Association

Date: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

Time: 6pm-9pm 

Location: AMH Great Hall 

Description:

Panel discussion with three alumni followed by some time to network with 10-12 alumni from various industries. 

Event Organizers: BSA, BSSC, Alumni Engagement 

Date: Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

Time: 5:30 PM ET to 7:30 PM ET 
Location: Student Success Centre, Gilmour Hall, Room 110

Description: McMaster’s Black identifying students and new graduates will connect with community and employer partners who are dedicated to supporting Black students through mentorship and ambassador programs. The presentation and networking event profiles mentorship and ambassador opportunities with an intersectional approach.

Conversations about the Black student journey, with McMaster alumni and peers sharing how their experiences have shaped their careers and futures. Engage with our partners and discover how these programs can support your academic, career and further education goals. Light refreshments served. 

Event organizer: Katherine Hesson-Bolton, Manager Talent Partnerships and Employer Relations ,Career and Employment, Student Success Centre, Student Affairs

Date: Wednesday, February 26

Time: 6-8pm

Location: Bridges Event Space 

Description: Join Black X-Scape for ‘Letters & Lyrics,’ an open mic night celebrating creativity, connection, and community, open to all Black students, staff, and faculty at McMaster University. Guided by McMaster Alumni Siobhan Stewart and SWC Counsellor Susanne Dorder, explore themes of personal growth, healing, and empowerment through poetry, music, guided writing, and storytelling, inspired by this year’s Black History Month theme, Afrofuturism. Share your voice, story, or simply connect on February 26, 2025, 6-8pm at Bridges Event Space. 

Date: Thursday, February 27th 

Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 (8am breakfast) 

Location: David Braley Health Science Centre Auditorium, 100 Main Street West

Description: “Reclaiming wellness: Afrocentric visions of health, wholeness and wellbeing” embraces holistic approaches to Black health. We reclaim wellness through advocating for dismantling systemic anti-Black racism and promoting equity in healthcare. We honor Afrocentric visions of health, wholeness, and wellbeing by embracing Black culture, wisdom and ageless traditions. We prioritize sustaining culturally safe and supportive environments where the wellbeing of Black community members is a core area of focus as we journey towards a more inclusive, equitable, and just culture. 

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025.

Time: 2:30 to 4:20pm.

Location: Online and in-person (location: PGCLL M12).

Description: A hybrid roundtable in honor of Black History Month at McMaster University. Hosted by LANMU, LATAM, ABLD, and the BSSC, this event features Black Latin American/Afro-Latinx scholars and activists discussing race, culture, migration, and diasporic identities. In conversation, they will delve into Afro-Peruvian geographies, Afro-Cuban rhythms, Haitian and Dominican literature(s), social justice, and community activism, highlighting the many nuances of Black Latin American and Afro-Latinx histories and their contemporary impact(s).

Event Organizers:

Latin American Network at McMaster University (LANMU); Interdisciplinary Minor in Latin American and Latinx Studies (LATAM); Interdisciplinary Minor in Africa and Black Diaspora Studies (ABLD); the Black Student Success Centre (BSSC).

Date: Friday February 28th, 2025 

Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm

Location: Sherman Centre for Digital Scholarship

Description: Discover how the Idometrics platform is revolutionizing the celebration of dance and tackling exploitation in the creative world. Inspired by Jalaiah Harmon’s Renegade dance story, Dr. Joseph Okeme and his team have created a groundbreaking tool using AI and storytelling to detect dance plagiarism and honor creators. 

Be part of this exciting event celebrating innovation, equity, and creativity. 

Learn how “Idometrics” ensures every dancer feels valued and their moves are celebrated. Let’s uplift creators together! 

Event organizers:

Joseph Okeme (Chemistry Department, Science Faculty) and Selina Mudavanhu (Communication Studies & Media Arts, Humanities Faculty) 

Date: Friday, February 28th, 2025 

Time: 3:00pm to 5:00pm

Location: BSSC Lounge PGCLL M07

Description: As we close out Black History Month, join the BSSC in our continual tradition of honouring Black presence in institutional spaces. We are excited to announce the launch of the “Legacy: Us & Now” Art Wall Exhibition. This collection of art from Black McMaster students is curated by Koko Sanginga (3rd year double majoring in political science and sociology). With this collection, we invite you get a first glimpse at Black artwork that makes the BSSC feel like home. Join us, over light refreshments, in honouring those who came before us; those of us who are here now, and the people who will come.