Peel school board scraps plans to name Centre for Black Excellence after late activist
The Peel District School Board has scrapped plans to name a new centre aimed at promoting Black student success after a late activist who pushed for systematic change in the board, infuriating many community advocates in the process. The board made a commitment in June 2022 to honour activist Kola Iluyomade in the naming of the centre. But at a meeting on Wednesday night, trustees passed a motion to name the new building The Centre of Black Excellence...