{"id":505369,"date":"2026-02-28T14:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/505369\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:08:57","slug":"black-history-month-awards-and-cultural-celebrations-coming-to-brampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/505369\/","title":{"rendered":"Black History Month awards and cultural celebrations coming to Brampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Events this weekend and all February long will celebrate Black History Month, honouring outstanding members of Brampton\u2019s Black community.<\/p>\n<p>Started 30 years ago, Black History Month honours the legacy and contributions of Black people in Canada and their communities. Brampton has had its share of Black trailblazers, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/first-black-police-officer-to-be-honoured-with-street-name-in-brampton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">including Peel\u2019s first Black police officer, who will soon have a street named in his honour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday will mark the start of Brampton\u2019s Black History Month celebrations, starting with a raising of the Pan-African flag in Ken Whillans Square. The flag raising is at 4 p.m., and all Brampton residents are invited to take part to show \u201cpride and unity,\u201d the city says.<\/p>\n<p>Then at 6 p.m., The Rose Theatre will host an evening of cultural performances, community recognition and special guests led by the City\u2019s Black Empowerment Unit. The evening will include a keynote address by The Honourable Justice Irving Andre, a performance by Dance Caribe, and awards recognizing community leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The free event will have food provided by Kejjis and Kendra\u2019s Cuisine. Free tickets are available at the door on a first-come, first-served basis, the city says.<\/p>\n<p>Brampton On Stage also has special programming for Black History Month, with Hype (an intimate R&amp;B showcase blending live performance with artist stories) on Feb. 13 and Roots, Rock, Reggae (a \u201cDocu-Concert\u201d exploring the evolution of reggae music) on Feb. 20.<\/p>\n<p>      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidyard-player-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772175506_836_awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu.jpg\" data-videoid=\"790139\" data-uuid=\"awZCW3rPmWvxPqZHnBCKLu\" data-v=\"4\" data-type=\"inline\" data-muted=\"1\" style=\"width:100%\"\/>    <\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1024\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-30-at-1.55.02-PM-1024x513.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>      <\/p>\n<p>Brampton Fire and Emergency Services is also bringing back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/video-fire-engine-honouring-black-firefighting-innovators-returns-for-black-history-month-in-brampton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a dedicated fire truck wrap showcasing the contributions of Black leaders who helped shape the international fire service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more details and a full list of Black History Month events happening in Brampton, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brampton.ca\/EN\/Arts-Culture-Tourism\/Festivals-and-Events\/Calendar\/pages\/Event-Details.aspx?ListID=4b3872ff-979a-490a-8ab3-fd7d2549f6b2&amp;ListItemID=38\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.Brampton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insauga.com\/editorial-guidelines\" class=\"editorial-guidelines-link d-block mb-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n            INsauga&#8217;s Editorial Standards and Policies        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last 30 Days: 52,491 Votes<\/p>\n<p>All Time: 1,243,345 Votes<\/p>\n<p>    2577 VOTES<br \/>\n    Have you had to cut back on buying certain groceries to save money?    <\/p>\n<p>\tWIN A $100 GIFT CARD<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to INsauga\u2019s daily email newsletter for a chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Events this weekend and all February long will celebrate Black History Month, honouring outstanding members of Brampton\u2019s Black&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505370,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194339],"tags":[51759,49,48],"class_list":{"0":"post-505369","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-brampton","8":"tag-brampton","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}