Importance of celebrating Black history beyond month of February

February 24, 2023
Left to right: Ayodele Badejo, Samuel Boateng and his wife, and Chioma Akinkugbe-Ogbonna.

In February at Interior Health, we honour Black History Month and the vast contributions our Black employees have made and continue to make throughout our health-care system. 

As Black History Month comes to a close, we spoke with several Black Interior Health employees about the struggles, barriers and journeys they have experienced, and the importance of celebrating Black history beyond February and educating ourselves about Black history. 

It’s also an important reminder that, although we continue to implement and enhance diversity and inclusion efforts, there is a lot of work yet to be done to address bias, stereotypes, and racism.

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