Lucille Hunter was Black, lived and mined in the Yukon, and died there at 93

Lucille Hunter was Black, lived and mined in the Yukon, and died there at 93

She arrived in Yukon alongside thousands of others, all making their way to the Klondike in 1898 in search of gold. But Lucille Hunter’s story is anything but typical. For one thing, she was a Black woman. Look at any historic photos from Dawson City during the Gold Rush and you’ll see a sea of […]

Toronto chapter of Grenada Association celebrates with Independence Gala, awards

Toronto chapter of Grenada Association celebrates with Independence Gala, awards

By Lincoln DePradine As far as many can be remembered, Hilda James has never missed the gala that’s held annually in Toronto to commemorate the anniversary of independence of Grenada, which includes the Grenadine islands of Carriacou and Petite Martinique. The gala was cancelled during the lockdown forced by the COVID-19 global pandemic. It returned […]

Canada sends military plane to Haiti to help cope with the country’s escalating violence

Canada has sent a military plane to Haiti to help the country cope with escalating violence. A joint statement on Sunday from National Defence Minister Anita Anand and Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canada has deployed a CP-140 Aurora aircraft to help “disrupt the activities of gangs” in Haiti. The Canadian government says the […]

Mind Your Business at Brother Black Men’s Mental Health Forum 

As part of the Black History Celebration initiatives, Pray for the Men Global (a division of Solid Rock Family Services) will host a virtual mental health awareness event, on February 23, 2023, 5:30PM – 7:00PM.  Solid Rock Family Services, is a family services and child welfare organization offering holistic programs including counseling, coaching, training, and mentorship programs that help educate, heal, and transform individuals and their families. “Pray for the Men Global”, is a […]

George Brown alum Chris Campbell builds paths to success in the trades for BIPOC youth

George Brown alum Chris Campbell builds paths to success in the trades for BIPOC youth

By Shawne McKeown Carpenter, union leader and equity, diversity and inclusion champion Chris Campbell is passionate about helping others succeed in the skilled trades. When he delivered a keynote address at a 2022 George Brown College convocation ceremony, he shared a Maya Angelou quote that guides his efforts. “When you learn, teach. When you get, […]

Trudeau meets with Caribbean leaders in the Bahamas

Trudeau meets with Caribbean leaders in the Bahamas

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with his counterparts from 20 Caribbean governments at the 44th Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) which opened yesterday in the Bahamas. As CARICOM celebrates its 50th anniversary, Trudeau is participating as a “special guest” in group discussions and bilateral meetings with the Caribbean leaders […]

Winston “Pappy’’ Frederick – teacher, musician, pannist

Winston “Pappy’’ Frederick – teacher, musician, pannist

By Lincoln DePradine Winston “Pappy’’ Frederick is extremely proud of the steelpan, a Trinidad and Tobago invention and says he wants pan “to be accepted as any instrument in the musical ensemble of the world’’. Frederick, a former president and pannist with Trinidad’s Dunlop Tornado Steel Orchestra, noted that “pan is only 60 years old’’ […]

Biblioasis, Canada’s last bookstore on the train line marks BHM with Suzette Mayr

Biblioasis, Canada’s last bookstore on the train line marks BHM with Suzette Mayr

Caribbean Canadian author Suzette Mayr never did tell her bookstore audience how she travelled to Windsor to kick-off Black History Month in Canada’s most southern city. One would forgive the recent winner of the $100,000 Giller fiction prize for passing up on a train ticket and flying in to speak at this standing-room only event. […]

A Saudade Mirage

A Saudade Mirage

(For the 12.5 million Africans stolen) I stand at Bathsheba where the breakers roll in and brood over the fate of my unknown lost kin. Harsh waves of white water bring a deluge of grief for Black souls overboard, who never neared the reef.   There’s a feeling that often gets under my skin, I […]

Black History Month- So little time So much to see and do

Black History Month- So little time So much to see and do

By Stephen Weir The problem with Black History month? It is only 28-days long, and as Torontonians know, there are 40-days’ worth of quality events crammed into the month. Caribbean Camera doesn’t like to play favourites but here are three BHM events that feature artists and performers who often contribute to this weekly newspaper: Black […]