Province funds Black-led organizations

The Manitoba government has tabbed upwards of $1.2 million for Black-led organizations in the province and another $40,000 in relief for Jamaican families affected by Hurricane Melissa.

Ministers Jamie Moses and Uzoma Asagwara made the announcement Friday, during Black History Month.

Around $100,000 is slated for the National Black Canadians Summit happening this September. People from across the country are expected to attend.

Black-led organizations and ethnocultural entities, such as the Afro-Caribbean Association of Manitoba, are among the funding recipients.