Last Friday, on a fresh winter night, the cozy Parkdale Hall on Queen Street West, was the venue of one of the last celebratory moments of Black History Month, just ended two days ago. A night of song and reminiscences with the curious name “King’s Playlist” turned out not to be as curious as it […]
In 2020, Adichie’s 2006 novel Half Of A Yellow Sun was voted the best book to have won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in its 25-year history. In a lecture on freedom of speech, the writer said young people were growing up “afraid to ask questions for fear of asking the wrong questions”. Such a […]
The West Indies batting great Brian Lara turned a year older today, May 2nd. Lara is counted among the greatest batsmen in world cricket. He is also Windies’ leading run-getter in the Test. Lara amassed 11,953 runs in the longest format of the game in 131 Tests with the help of 34 hundred, nine double […]
Nana aba Duncan, the award-winning journalist, on leave from hosting CBC Radio’s Ontario weekend morning show Fresh Air, is a William Southam Journalism Fellow at Toronto’s Massey College, researching the experience of racialized leaders in newsrooms across the country. She also runs Media Girlfriends, a podcast and scholarship network that amplifies the voices of […]
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has announced the launch of the RBC Black Entrepreneur Business Loan (BEBL) – a new financing solution that provides eligible Black entrepreneurs in Canada with loans of up to $250,000. “Black entrepreneurs continue to be disproportionately affected by a lack of access to capital and resources that are critical to […]
A fiery half-century from Evin Lewis laid the platform for a 200 target set by West Indies, which seemed well within reach for Australia until a slew of dynamic fielding efforts during the chase turned the tide back the way of the hosts as West Indies clinched a 16-run victory to complete a 4-1 series […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados -The Carifta Swimming Championships which were originally scheduled to be staged at the end of March and early April in Barbados have been indefinitely postponed after Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced a national lockdown last Tuesday night. Lady Cheryl Forde. president of the Barbados Amateur Swimming Association (BASDA), announced the postponement in a […]
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – David Michael Rudder, hailed as modern calypso’s most innovative songwriter, received the Key to the City of Port of Spain, during a ceremony at City Hall on Tuesday conducted by Mayor Joel Martinez. Rudder who was born in Port of Spain, lives in Toronto. In bestowing the honour, Mayor Martinez […]
OTTAWA – The Canadian government has extended the Spousal Work Permit Pilot Program that allows spouses and common-law partners who are in the country and the subject of immigration applications to apply for a temporary work permit. The pilot was due to expire last Thursday but has now been extended to January 31, 2019. The program […]
Caribana, more than just a jump up! By Gerald V. Paul Scholarships were awarded to students selected from Toronto’s Jane and Finch Wards 7, 8 and 9 to pursue their post-secondary education at Seneca College. A formal presentation will occur at the Caribana Flags and Colours event on July 12. Scholarships are up to $1,000 […]