Black people in Canada are at greater risk than others of developing chronic medical conditions that can be traced to lifestyles, lack of proper nutrition, employment and physical activities. So says Liben Gebremikael, the Ethiopia-born Executive Director of TAIBU Community Health Centre in the Malvern neighbourhood in Toronto. (TAIBU is a greeting in Swahili which […]
Canadian Heritage Minister Melanie Joly told a gathering at the TAIBU community health centre in Toronto on Thursday that Canada’s strength is founded on ” our respect for rights and freedoms, on our welcoming open society and our diverse multicultural character.” And she said there is no better time to reflect and build on this […]
Greg Fergus, the Liberal MP for Hull-Aylmer, Quebec, tells a story of what it was like as a black person growing up in white Montreal. Speaking at the Malvern Presbyterian church in Toronto on Saturday at a celebration to mark Black History Month and the 150th anniversary of Confederation, he recalled an incident when he […]
By Michael Lashley I do not propose to encourage any stereotyping of Black people as mostly skilled in sports, the arts and especially in music. My sole intention is to talk about a number of persons in the so-called racial and ethnic categories outlined below, who gladden my heart and nourish my soul with their […]
By Meegan Scott There is a sentiment within and outside the black community that blacks do not know how to love. That we do not know how to love in a way that can sustain long lasting romantic unions, family harmony; and peaceful communities. But the Black Language of Love is rich in verbal and […]
Every human being on the face of the earth who has already passed the standard age for admission to primary school should see and hear the History lesson delivered by Mallence Bart-Williams at TEDx Berlin in 2015. It is no secret that, in spite of decades of multiculturalism as official government policy, Canada still has […]
A network of Canadian lawyers are volunteering at airports across the country to help people who could be affected by a U.S. travel ban navigate the shifting landscape. A federal judge in Seattle froze the ban, which affects people from seven Muslim-majority countries, on Friday. The initial executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Neethan Shan, well known in political circles in Toronto’s Caribbean community, won Monday’s byelection for city councillor in Scarborough- Rouge River Shan who came to Canada from Sri Lanka as a refugee, is a former teacher and school board trustee. He had the backing of the NDP and will be the first Tamil-Canadian to serve […]
Calypso Rose (McCarta Linda Sandy-Lewis) has won the coveted Victoire accolade- France’s version of the Grammys – for her platinum-selling album Far From Home. The Victoire accolade is awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to the best musical artistes of the year. Calypso Rose’s album went platinum in France late last year, an achievement […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaicans overseas will be welcomed home later this year for the Jamaica 55 Diaspora Conference, which will be held from July 23-26, 2017, the foreign ministry has announced. The conference, which will return to the Jamaica Conference Centre in the capital city for the first time in nine years, will focus on […]
