THE PARENTING BIZ

Cole is a Canadian journalist, activist, broadcaster and author of the #1 nationally best-selling book, The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. Registration is free via: Eventbrite.ca/e/desmond-colea-celebration-of-black-history-monthtickets-514145913267.

On February 5 at 1 p.m. they have free Story Time at the River Bookshop with Cari-Lynn Ristic, the museum’s Board Director.

Bookshop in 2023 to offer a special weeks worth of programming from February 3 to 9 as a celebration of Black History Month, Looking Forward from the Past.

Highlights include Celebrating Black Voices: The Chevalier de St. Georges concert featuring the Windsor Symphony Orchestra on February 3 at 7 p.m. at the Nazrey A.M.E. Church. Tickets are $30 and can be purchased on: AmherstburgFreedom.org or in person at the museum.

To register for the following free events, see: RiverBookshop.com/pages/events.

On February 4 at 1 p.m. they host featured author Desmond Cole at the Nazrey A.M.E. Church.

Also on February 5 at 2 p.m. Wayne Embry presents Race, Power and Politics in the NBA at the Nazrey A.M.E. Church. Embry is a NBA champion Hall of Fame, two-time Executive of the Year and the first AfricanAmerican GM in NBA history. There is no charge to attend and a special Q&A about his career is on the agenda. Embry will be joined by Richard Peddie, Owner of River Bookshop and former President and CEO of Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment.

On February 8 at 6:30 p.m., Willow Key (a University of Windsor Master’s student) presents Windsor’s Black Mecca: Recovering the Stories of the McDougall Street Corridor. This also takes place at the River Bookshop and is a free event.

Wrapping up the week on February 9 at 6:30 p.m., the museum’s Curator MaryKatherine Whelan and Assistant Curator,

Dr. Lorene Bridgen-Lennie, discuss the history of the Nazrey A.M.E. Church, Taylor Log Cabin, and Museum building, and their significance to Underground Railroad History and Black settlement in Canada. The free presentation, It Started With A Dream: History of the Amherstburg Freedom Museum, is also held at the River Bookshop.

As well every Saturday and Sunday in February, a free art exhibit from noon to 5 p.m. takes place at the Hole In The Wall inside the River Bookshop. Entitled Rarely Seen: Art from the Amherstburg Freedom