Posts tagged Quebec Board of Black Educators

Rosie Awori (LJI) The Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE), was formed 50 years ago as a way of addressing problems that Blacks were facing around the issue education all part of the ripple effects of the Sir George Williams Affair that rocked this city in early 1969. And as the QBBE marks its jubilee anniversary, the organisation continues to provide our community with programs and workshops to assist us and other cultural groups better navigate Quebec’s education landscape. One such initiative is the Family First -Parenting Support Program. In a recent telephone conversation, QBBE’s communications liaison Rachel Diotte-Lyles spoke …

In 1968, when the Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE) was established, the community as we know it today was taking root. The influx of immigrants from the Caribbean and elsewhere was adding to the population of Blacks and heightening the need for institutions to assist in consolidating their place in a society that was not truly accommodating. Among the objectives of the QBBE was to advocate on behalf English speaking students entangled in a system in which they were stunted by faulty perceptions and low expectations. For the educators who were the founders of the organization, high school dropout …