Children’s play scheduled for Black History Month sparks controversy in Pointe-Claire
Saunders wrote a letter to Pointe-Claire city council, asking the mayor to cancel the play.
“There are two reasons, the main reason being that imagery and we wanted to look further into it but also because I didn’t feel that the story of Black Beard necessarily was a story that was part of Black History month, even through the presenter is Black and I know he is quite renowned in Quebec, which is wonderful, and we’re happy to have him as a part of our roster regularly.”
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