BY SIMONE J. SMITH You notice that you’re always feeling tense, getting a lot of headaches, you can’t fall asleep, your stomach has been bothering you...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH “You have a responsibility as an artist to be a good person.” “I was sitting in my studio, and I was painting,...
BY STEVEN KASZAB The Ontario Conservatives are getting ready to: arrest, prosecute and punish ne’er-do-wells who break the law. Further punishments they hope will fit the...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH Imagine a scene where a performer, standing under the soft glow of stage lights, takes a deep breath and addresses the audience...
BY PAUL JUNOR The five days of disciplinary hearing of the first Black female superintendent Stacy Clarke (Toronto Police Services) has garnered widespread mainstream media and...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH The laptop “DINGS” with a new email notification. You eagerly open it, only to see another rejection email. “Thank you for your...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH Hello, my fellow Canadians. Today, we need to talk about something that concerns us all—our right to free speech. It’s not easy...
BY PAUL JUNOR The band launch of the Toronto Caribbean Festival on Sunday, April 6th, 2024, at the Mystic Lounge and Bar in Brampton did not...
BY SIMONE J. SMITH It was a beautiful Saturday evening in Toronto, and reggae music had brought the city together for a spectacular celebration of mothers....
BY PAUL JUNOR It was truly an inspiring, exciting and entertaining evening on Tuesday, April 30th, 2024, when the Peel District School Board (PDSB) hosted its...