St. John’s Pride hosted the city’s first ballroom function on July 11, 2026, a free workshop and evening ball called Legends, Statements and Stars built specifically for Black, Indigenous and people of colour. St. John’s Pride board member Laurabel Mba helped organize the event and brought in Toronto’s Kiki House of Constantine to lead it, calling ballroom a form of protest with roots in Black queer history. It’s the first time the culture has come to Newfoundland and Labrador.
St. John’s holds first ballroom event for the BIPOC community
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