There was laughter and tears at a Montreal press conference Thursday, following news that a new cultural centre for Black communities across Canada is to be opened in the city.
Watch: The first centre dedicated to showcasing Black culture and history from across the country will be built in Montreal. Politicians proudly announced the new multi-million dollar project on Thursday. As Global's Phil Carpenter reports, the aim is build a much-needed hub for Afro-Canadian arts and history.
Officials say this will be the biggest centre dedicated to Afro-Canadian history and culture in the country. Some like Patricia Fourcand, president of the board governing the project, see it as Canada’s version of the National Museum of African American History & Culture in the United States. Allen Alexandre, MACC founding executive director who spearheaded the project, says he had a dream about having a centre like this in the country, and figured Montreal would be the ideal place for such a venture.
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