Lanaudière Black History Month Committee

Each year, the Table du Mois de l’histoire des Noirs de Lanaudière pays tribute to people whose journey and commitment help build a more inclusive, fair and united region.

What the committee values

Wall of honourees

Hover or tap a card to discover their journey. 2025 edition.

• Richard Laubonet2025Richard LaubonetA passionate coach who helps his “warriors” improve their fitness and well-being through Djamboola fitness, choreographies inspired by African dances.
• Ashley Maureen Simo Metietze2025Ashley Maureen Simo MetietzeA young painter of Cameroonian origin who highlights Black women, their complexity and beauty, still too rarely represented.
• Carole Ferland2025Carole FerlandDeeply attached to Lanaudière, she supports young people from all backgrounds every day at the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi de D’Autray-Joliette.
• Vanessa Pierre-Louis2025Vanessa Pierre-LouisCommitted to Lanaudière’s youth, she uses the arts to foster self-expression, belonging and inclusion.

Full portraits (in French): 2025 honourees