The Shift in The Community: A Different Booklist & Blackhurst Cultural Centre
As another Black History Month comes to a close, we wanted to highlight a special place in Toronto steeped in community and history. A Different Booklist and Blackhurst Cultural Centre operates to preserve, connect and empower Canadians of African and Caribbean descent. Itah Sadu, award winning storyteller and co-owner of A Different Booklist joins Kayla Grey on The Shift to share her thoughts on the importance of the space she's created and her opinion on the value of Black History Month. She also reads her new book, "I AM BIG" which tells the story of a young Black hockey player who is navigating what it means to be big and small in the hockey space. They are joined by Abena Perryman, a member of the Blackhurst Cultural Centre and the mother of the boy who inspired Itah's book.