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Black Kids in Action

24th annual African Diaspora Youth Conference draws hundreds of future Lancers from Windsor, Georgian Bay and the GTA

Group of students outside Dillon Hall with banner for African Diaspora Youth ConferenceHundreds of future Lancers gathered at the University of Windsor for the African Diaspora Youth Conference May 7 and 8 (DAVE GAUTHIER/University of Windsor)

By Kate Hargreaves 

Hundreds of future Lancers gathered at the University of Windsor May 7 and 8 for the 24th annual African Diaspora Youth Conference. 

Secondary students of African descent from Windsor, Toronto, the Greater Toronto Area, Guelph and Georgian Bay got to experience the UWindsor campus first-hand, participating in a variety of activities, workshops and keynotes across two days.

Summer camp youth take centre stage

Students rehearse during Black Kids In Action Summer Camp at Jackman Dramatic Art CentreBlack Kids In Action Summer Camp participants rehearse in the Jackman Dramatic Art Centre. (KYLE ARCHIBALD/The University of Windsor)

By John-Paul Bonadonna

A transformative partnership between the University of Windsor’s School of Dramatic Art (SODA) and Black Kids in Action (BKIA) is bringing the power of the performing arts to Windsor’s youth.  

The collaboration provides a free, five-week theatrical summer day camp for children designed to empower, educate and uplift Black youth through the arts.