More than two years after Barbuda suffered the crippling effects of hurricane Irma, residents are still struggling to recapture some semblance of normalcy. Environmental activist John Mussington, said the disaster recovery process has been achingly slow. He thinks it unfortunate that the government seems more focussed on commercial development than they are on meeting the […]
By Gwyn Chapman She did it! It was not too long ago that Toronto experienced thunderous, deafening screams from die-hard Raptor fans as the Raptor’s clinched its first ever NBA championship. This time, however, Toronto was captivated by a world figure and treasure who was greeted by the deafening screams that shattered the air around […]
Two Black activists reflect on their struggles and journeys through the social, cultural and political landscapes of the United Kingdom. Zainab Abbas and Ansel Wong were leaders of the Black Liberation Front, a Third World revolutionary organization founded in North London in 1971. The Black Liberation Front combatted fascist violence in Britain, constructed “central communal […]
Six years into the current gun violence crisis and finally Toronto Mayor John Tory has decided to convene a meeting with GTA Mayors, Police Chiefs and Regional Chairs along with Provincial and Federal government representatives to address the crisis. In the six years from 2014 to 2019, when police data started showing that there was […]
“Hit your books, people.” That’s the advice former United States president Barack Obama gave to thousands of young people who gathered last Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Obama was speaking at a forum about the future of work organized by the Economic Club of Canada and the Global Institute for Conscious Economics. “You […]
Big things happening in Toronto for Black History Month By Stephen Weir At a Harbourfront media event on Monday, a few audience members remarked that Black History Month (BHM) should be moved from February to March this year. Why? BHM could use the extra two days – there is just too much happening to see […]
By Stephen Weir The Howl Radio Show scored a big media scoop when they had author Desmond Cole on air the night before the official launch of his guaranteed blockbuster book The Skin We’re In. CIUT–FM 89.5 aired the 20-minute long interview last Tuesday at 10pm. Cole’s sold-out launch was booked for Wednesday evening at […]
By Lincoln DePradine Political leaders do not need “more studies’’ to address anti-Black racism in Canada, including in the City of Toronto, which is “segregated by race and income’’, according to speakers at a Black History Month (BHM) event. “Anti-Black racism in all of its manifestations continues to negatively impact Black life in all facets […]
Immigration Matters Sukhram Ramkissoon Long-term ‘out of status’ visitor allowed to remain in Canada on humanitarian grounds More than ten years after Grace (not her real name) fled from her home in the Caribbean to escape domestic violence, she has finally got the green light from immigration authorities to remain in Canada as a permanent resident. […]
In conversation with fellow poet Nick Makoha for Wasafiri magazine, Roger Robinson says, “I had the idea of A Portable Paradise roughly looking at leaving Trinidad and coming to England and feeling my roots are in England now.” Robinson was born in England but spent most of his childhood and adolescent years in Trinidad, where […]