{"id":6645,"date":"2026-08-18T19:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T23:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcceep.com\/program\/africana\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T20:10:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T00:10:07","slug":"africana","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/bcceep.com\/fr\/program\/africana\/","title":{"rendered":"Africana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6645\" class=\"elementor elementor-6645 elementor-bc-flex-widget\" data-elementor-post-type=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8275c5b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8275c5b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96b536c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"96b536c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 sur 2\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"96b536c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Africana 2025 - BCCEEP Centre Windsor\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JjY2VlcC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA4XC9hZnJpY2FuYS0yMDI1LW1hc3F1ZXJhZGUuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiOTZiNTM2YyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/bcceep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/africana-2025-masquerade.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/bcceep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/africana-2025-masquerade-768x432.jpg\" alt=\"A person in a full raffia costume greeting guests at the BCCEEP Centre, with people seated at tables behind\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 sur 2\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"96b536c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Africana 2025 - Drums and flags\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2JjY2VlcC5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzA4XC9hZnJpY2FuYS0yMDI1LWRydW1zLWFuZC1mbGFncy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI5NmI1MzZjIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/bcceep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/africana-2025-drums-and-flags.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/bcceep.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/africana-2025-drums-and-flags-768x576.jpg\" alt=\"Drums set out on the floor at the BCCEEP Centre, with flag bunting overhead and people seated at tables\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5e0ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed5e0ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a4ee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61a4ee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Celebration of African Culture<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede20ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ede20ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Africana is BCCEEP&rsquo;s celebration of African history, culture and traditions. 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Past Editions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86fddc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86fddc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Africana 2025<\/strong> was held on 7 September at the BCCEEP Centre in Windsor.<\/p><p><strong>Africana 2021<\/strong> ran online over two days, 29 and 30 January, with presentations on African female royalty, spoken word, Black inventors, and Ugandan and Nuer wedding traditions.<\/p><p><strong>Africana 2020<\/strong> ran online over three days, 23 to 25 October, with cooking classes, drumming, a fashion show, a head-wrap tying demonstration and food delivery from local restaurants.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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