Hosted by Muna, Shae and Sahira Q, join BLM Nogojiwanong for the second annual Black History Blowout. Prepare for an outburst of creative ingenuity from Black and Indigenous artists. Join us for Poetry, Dance, Acting, Art, Hip-Hop, Punk, DJing, Drag, and Film.

The non-stop video-flow will only stop to announce the second annual recipient of the Charlie Earle Micro Grant for Black Women and Non-Binary People. The micro grant is awarded to a Black woman or non-binary artist who best carries the torch of Charlie Earle’s legacy. Charlie was a multidisciplinary artist and a beloved musician who was well-known in the Peterborough community for her incredible voice and bright spirit. This grant was made possible by her family and friends and is presented by the Centre for Women and Trans People. We love and miss you, Charlie.

The evening will close with a screening of a 20-minute short film, "RISE", by Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca. Poets, rappers, and musicians who belong to the collective R.I.S.E. (Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere) perform agitprop edutainment in the Toronto underground. R.I.S.E. is comprised of young, mainly first-and second-generation immigrants from the Caribbean for whom rhythm and poetry is an act of empowerment and self-expression."

Tickets are available on a sliding scale. NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS.

The full event lineup can be viewed in the images to follow: