{"id":1118,"global_id":"www.ahm.bccnsweb.com\/wp?id=1118","global_id_lineage":["www.ahm.bccnsweb.com\/wp?id=1118"],"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2023-02-03 20:38:49","date_utc":"2023-02-04 00:38:49","modified":"2023-02-06 11:21:59","modified_utc":"2023-02-06 15:21:59","url":"https:\/\/www.ahm.bccnsweb.com\/wp\/event\/african-heritage-month-black-ice-film-screening\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/www.ahm.bccnsweb.com\/wp\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/1118","title":"African Heritage Month \u2013 Black Ice Film Screening","description":"
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In partnership with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, we are proud to screen\u00a0Black Ice<\/em>. This incisive, urgent documentary examines the role of Black players in Canadian hockey, from pre-NHL contributions to the game to the struggles against racism that continue to this day. Directed by Oscar nominee Hubert Davis and executive produced by LeBron James, Drake, and Maverick Carter,\u00a0Black Ice<\/em>\u00a0is a sobering survey of systemic marginalization within one of the world\u2019s most beloved team sports.<\/p>\n

From its formation in Nova Scotia in 1895 to its dissolution in 1930, the Coloured Hockey League was the home for Canada\u2019s best Black players, and the stage for their innovations in how the game was played. The CHL was the first league to see goalies dropping to their knees to make a save, while Eddie Martin of the Halifax Eureka was the first player to deploy the slapshot.<\/p>\n

Decades after the league dissolved, when Black players finally became part of the NHL, the sense of triumph that accompanied that overdue inclusion was rapidly tempered by racist incidents both on and off the ice \u2014 sometimes by toxic fans, sometimes by those within the industry, including fellow players and even coaches.<\/p>\n

Davis brings together an incredible roster of players to offer insight and testimony \u2014 women and men from both major and minor leagues, including Akim Aliu, Saroya Tinker, Mark Connors, and Wayne Simmonds. Their stories are eye-opening and often painful, but their bravery in sharing their stories, along with their faith in the fundamental beauty and excitement of hockey, infuse Black Ice with a galvanizing sense of hope for a more inclusive future.<\/p>\n

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion.<\/p>\n\n\t

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