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Welcome to Season 9 Episode a of What's Literacy Got To Do With It? by Literacy Quebec!

In today's episode, we are celebrating Black History Month by re-sharing two great interviews that still very much resonate. We hear about how Black histories should be added to the curriculum and the steps we can take to broaden our understanding outside of the classroom. Come celebrate Black History this month and every day with our guests.

Today, our guests are:

• Dr. Dorothy Williams, writer, historian, researcher, President & Founder of Blacbilio.com
• Akilah Newton, author, CEO & Founder of Big Dreamers and Akilah Newton Projects, founder of Overture of the Arts

Show Links

• Find out more aboutAkilah Newton, Big Dreamers and the new book Movers, Shakers, History Makers: The Canadian Black History Book of Rhyme
• Learn more about Dr. Dorothy Williams and Blacbilio.com. Support Blacbilio at their GoFundMe page.
• Register for Lace Up 4 Literacy Charity Challenge 2022! Between March 24 and April 24 by getting outdoors and running, walking or strolling a 1K, 5K, 10K or 21K you can support your local literacy councils in Quebec, and help promote literacy! 
• Find out more about Literacy Quebec Network events on Facebook
• Have questions or need help? Contact Literacy Quebec's Literacy Helpline or call 1-888-521-8181

What's Literacy Got To Do With It? is a community-based podcast for English-speaking, lifelong literacy learners in Quebec. Our hosts, Chris Shee and Jaimie Cudmore from Literacy Quebec, explore community building, lifelong curiosity, and multiple types of literacy. It's incredible what we can learn from each other.

Subscribe, share our podcast, and write to us at admin@literacyquebec.org, call us at 514-508-6805. Subscribe to our Youtube Channel for videos of interviews and follow us on Facebook and Instagram @LiteracyQuebec

Special thanks: Podcast Theme Music by Gerry Legault and LQ's team, including Peter Morgan and Barbara Testa Gabaud, Margo Legault, and Laura Thompson, for their support.