PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Rondell Donowa, a 30-year old attorney, is one of the 15 finalists who will be vying for the crown in the Trinidad and Tobago Calypso Monarch competition at the Queen’s Park Savannah here on Sunday. Donowa who hails from South Trinidad, said that being in the final was the fulfilment […]
This week’s question: At recent events in Toronto to celebrate Black History Month, various speakers complained that not only were African Canadian children overrepresented in Ontario’s child welfare system but that African Canadians who come in contact with the system are treated differently than their White counterparts. How do you feel about these claims? […]
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) which will operate over 250 international and regional flights, bringing approximately 30,000 passengers to Trinidad and Tobago for Carnival 2017, kicked off its “Welcome to the Warmth of the Islands “presentation on Friday at Piarco International airport as part of its annual Carnival Customer Appreciation. Passengers travelling to Trinidad on CAL flights […]
Game changer! That’s a word Michael Coteau, Ontario’s Minister of Children and Youth Services, has been using regularly these days. Coteau optimistically views the new approach to dealing with systemic racism in Ontario as a “game changer.” And in a recent interview with the Caribbean Camera, he spoke about “the new approach” with the introduction […]
Jamaica-born educator Dr. Inez Naomi Elliston died on February 7 last, after a long illness. Dr. Elliston who came to Ontario 1969, was 84. Dr. Elliston received a Bachelor of Arts degree and Diploma in Education from the University of London and the University of the West Indies and completed a Masters degree in Education […]
By Judy Pham Black Lives Matter Toronto was praised for its activist role in the community at a Black History Month Symposium last week at York University. The two-day symposium on ” The Evolving Meaning of Blackness in Canada ” held on February 17 and 18, explored Black identity in the Canadian context. The […]
By Michael Lashley While I do not claim to have all the answers to the challenges faced by the Black community, I am confident that I know many of the relevant questions. I begin with two questions. Are there any advantages to being Black? Are there opportunities that are open to all, but which are […]
Canadians have once again good reason to hang their heads in shame. A whole caucus of politicians has failed to support a motion in Parliament aimed at roundly condemning an act of blatantly racist violence. The motion in question was motivated by the recent violent attack at a mosque in Quebec, in which a White […]
Do Black students, especially males, not feel welcomed at school? Are they more encouraged to take applied rather than academic courses? Are there stereotypes that affect how they are treated at school? These are questions that keep cropping up when the “crisis in Black education” is discussed among parents and educators. Some of them say […]
This week’s question: York Region District School Board trustee Nancy Elgie who sparked an uproar in the Black community after she called a Black parent a nigger, wants to decide what her punishment should be for using the racial slur.Enraged citizens called for her resignation from the Board.But instead, Elgie is now proposing that she […]
