Giller Mantella Scholarship applications open, offering $10,000 to young Black writers

Giller Mantella Scholarship applications open, offering $10,000 to young Black writers

In a groundbreaking opportunity for aspiring young Black writers, the Giller Mantella Scholarship, presented by Mantella Corporation, officially opens its applications today at 8 a.m. ET. This scholarship aims to empower and support talented individuals by awarding $10,000 each to three deserving recipients, facilitating their pursuit of higher education. Eligibility Criteria for Giller Mantella Scholarship: […]

Toronto dance company boosted by major funding from Canadian government

Toronto dance company boosted by major funding from Canadian government

By Neil Armstrong A professional Afro Contemporary dance company in Toronto founded by Jamaican Canadian Kevin Ormsby recently received major funding from the Government of Canada.  KasheDance, which was established in 2009 and will celebrate its 15th anniversary in April, offers a professional dance training program that takes dancers’ careers to the next level while […]

Union head Andria Babbington urges women to ‘Continue to speak out. Continue to stand up’ 

Union head Andria Babbington urges women to ‘Continue to speak out. Continue to stand up’ 

By Lincoln DePradine Veteran trade unionist Andria Babbington is encouraging Canadian women to “speak out’’ and show solidarity with women in other countries. “Do not stay silent,’’ Babbington urged, while speaking at an International Women’s Day (IWD) event last Sunday in Toronto. She told participants at the IWD “Solidarity & The Movement for Peace’’ gathering […]

The new wave of Caribbean fashion

The new wave of Caribbean fashion

By Stephen Weir The surge in popularity of Caribbean Canadian fashion comes as no surprise to global fashion authorities, who attribute this phenomenon to a combination of factors such as the region’s climate, the creativity of local designers, and the distinctive “Caribbean Canadian attitude.” These elements collectively contribute to the burgeoning influence of the Toronto […]

Beloved educator Jay Williams dead at 40

Beloved educator Jay Williams dead at 40

Funeral service for beloved educator Jay Williams will be on March 16 in Pickering By Neil Armstrong Educator, speaker, and education consultant Jay Williams was committed to equity and believed in the power of representation. He wanted to go wherever he could to spread his message across Canada, the United States, and the world. That’s […]

Ontario Minister Charmain Williams on Empowering Women’s Social and Economic Progress

Ontario Minister Charmain Williams on Empowering Women’s Social and Economic Progress

Ontario Minister Charmain Williams, responsible for Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity, spoke with The Caribbean Camera on International Women’s Day, shedding light on the province’s initiatives to bolster women’s advancement, particularly within underserved communities. Minister Williams underscored the government’s commitment to recognizing women’s invaluable contributions, aligning with this year’s International Women’s Day theme, “Investing in […]

Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough to build 47 affordable housing units

Boys and Girls Club of East Scarborough to build 47 affordable housing units

By Lincoln DePradine A Scarborough-based organization is embarking on a housing project that would benefit youth in the east of Toronto, many of them from the Black and Caribbean community. The Boys and Girls Club (BGC) of East Scarborough has purchased land at 62 Orchard Park Drive and plans on building 47 affordable housing units […]

Darker Shade of Blue: A Black cop’s memoir with heart and humour

Darker Shade of Blue: A Black cop’s memoir with heart and humour

By Stephen Weir It usually doesn’t happen this way. A retired Black York Region police supervisor wakes up at 4 am from a sound sleep, goes upstairs to his office, and sits down to begin writing his autobiography. Fast forward a few years, Keith Merith, without introduction, an agent, or an editor, mails off his […]

Opera about Black Canadian contralto is ‘poetic justice in an art form that rejected her’

Opera about Black Canadian contralto is ‘poetic justice in an art form that rejected her’

By Neil Armstrong The Canadian Opera Company’s upcoming opera, “Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White,” sets out to reclaim the Black Canadian contralto’s story and evokes memories of the past as a form of political resistance. Haui, the director and librettist, describes it as a “love letter to Black women” and said it […]

Toronto Police Service honours Jean Augustine and Terry James

Toronto Police Service honours Jean Augustine and Terry James

JamesBy Lincoln DePradine Dr Jean Augustine left frontline politics in 2006, and Terry James retired as a Toronto Police Service (TPS) sergeant in 2010. The two are “incredible’’ and are still impacting communities in Canada, according to Jacqueline Edwards, president of the Association of Black Law Enforcers (ABLE). “You have created and cultivated changes in […]

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