Molepo: Ottawa school boards must do more to teach Black history

Last week, Ottawa’s Rideau Club held its Distinguished Speaker Series, co-organized by The MATCH Fund. The Hon. Jean Augustine, the first Black woman elected to Parliament, was the event’s distinguished speaker, and she spoke about how she made history in 1995 when she led the adoption of a unanimous motion in the House of Commons, designating February as Black History Month. While, many years later, Canadians observe Black History Month across the country, schools in Ottawa need to