BY: KABRENA ROBINSON A week ahead of one of Toronto’s most anticipated celebration of Caribbean culture on the city’s summer calendar, community leaders, artists and festival...
BY: CHELSEA OWUSU The Canada International Black Women Event (CIBWE) premiered on June 16th, to celebrate the success of hundreds of black women across Canada. CIBWE...
BY: CHELSEA OWUSU On June 4th, Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath was in Brampton to hold a town-hall style meeting with members of the Afro-Caribbean community,...
BY: LEANNE BENN As Soca artist Alison Hinds would say, ‘get ready to wine’ Toronto. This year the city will be embracing Toronto’s 50th carnival and...
BY: ALYSSA MAHADEO The word ‘seva’ in Sanskrit means “selfless service” to the sick, poor, destitute, vulnerable and oppressed members of our social structure. It is...
BY: CHELSEA OWUSU The Helping Hands Jamaica Foundation is hosting its annual walkathon on June 3rd. All proceeds from the event will support the construction of...
BY: KABRENA ROBINSON A powerful painting done by seventeen-year-old Ricai Kelly depicts a group of ballet dancers. One of the dancers, although in the background distinctly...
BY: LEANNE BENN For any Guyanese, or person acquainted with Guyana, the name Queen’s College stretches back some 173 years; long before Guyana celebrated it’s independence...
BY: KABRENA ROBINSON An essential component of the annual occasion that is Mother’s Day is the gesture of gratitude. A day set aside to honour the...
BY: JELANI GRANT The City of Toronto held a panel at City Hall regarding TorontoForAll’s proposed action plan to eliminate anti-black racism. Director of Social Policy,...