Notice Board

The Dr. Alex Johnston Lecture Series in co-operation with The University of Lethbridge, the Lethbridge Historical Society and the Lethbridge Public Library, presents this years' public talk Paying it Backward: The Places and Individuals that Populate Black History in the Canadian West, presented by guest speaker, Cheryl Foggo.

Friday, November 19, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. (MST)
Galt Museum, 502 1 St S, Lethbridge, Alberta
Everyone Welcome • Free Admission

If you are unable to attend in person, this event will also be Livestreamed and you can join us at: uleth.zoom.us/j/95884132571

Join playwright, filmmaker, and author Cheryl Foggo as she explores the places and individuals that populate Black History in the Canadian West.

Cheryl Foggo is a multiple award winning playwright, author and filmmaker, whose work over the last 30 years has focused on the lives of Western Canadians of African descent. 2020 saw the release of her NFB feature documentary John Ware Reclaimed, as well as the 30th anniversary edition of her book Pourin’ Down Rain: A Black Woman Claims Her Place in the Canadian West. In 2019 she wrote and directed the film Kicking Up a Fuss: The Charles Daniels Story. Her play The Sender can be viewed as part of Obsidian Theatre’s 21 Black Futures. Recently produced at the Citadel Theatre, her play Heaven is also scheduled for Lunchbox Theatre’s 2022 season. Cheryl is the recipient of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Outstanding Artist Award, The Doug and Lois Mitchell Outstanding Calgary Artist Award and the Arts, Media and Entertainment Award from the Calgary Black Chambers, all in 2021.

For further information, contact the University of Lethbridge at 403-329-2225

This lecture is made possible through an endowment established by donations from the Lethbridge Historical Society and Friends of Alex Johnston