By: Kereisha Biggs They “They took something from me” That was the first thing he said when I met him A little boy with tight coils in his hair That was his response When I asked him why he was there He was a stranger But I recognized something familiar in his eyes His […]
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) celebrates Scotiabank’s commitment to extend title sponsorship of The UWI Toronto Benefit Gala for another five years. Mr. Brendan King, Sr. Vice President, Scotiabank International Banking made the announcement during a visit to The UWI ; Scotiabank’s pledge of CAD $75,000 annually, for a five-year cycle […]
By Staff Reporter Last November, the Ontario Government announced that the Peel District School Board (PDSB) was under review following racism and human rights complaints. The review comes after PDSB trustee Will Davies’ used the word ‘McCriminal’ to describe McCrimmon Middle School in Brampton, sparking accusations of anti-Black racism. More recently, The Toronto Star revealed […]
The Council of Caribbean Associations – Canada (CCAC) has added another dimension to its scholarship program. The “Loved Ones Bursary Program” is intended for individuals, families, organizations and institutions to name a bursary in honour of their loved ones. The CCAC launched its first scholarship program in 2012. It offers students of Caribbean descent resident […]
A second activist campaigning for the conservation of monarch butterflies and the woods in which they hibernate has been found dead in Mexico. Raúl Hernández worked as a tour guide at a butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán state. His body, which bore signs of beatings and a head injury, was found two days after the funeral […]
TV show host Ellen DeGeneres and singer Alicia Keys give him US$20,000 for college. Texas student of Trinidadian descent, DeAndre Arnold, who was told his dreadlocks violate his high school’s dress code, is gaining the support of some celebrities as well as US$20,000 for college. DeAndre Arnold, 18, appeared on an episode of “The Ellen […]
“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 […]
By Allison Hector-Alexanderand Jason Vassell Next week, Durham College (DC) students, employees and community members will engage in some courageous conversations on topics like power and privilege, mental illness and stigma, incarceration, climate change, poverty, homelessness and harm reduction. It’s all part of DC’s first Social Justice Week, from Tuesday, Jan. 28 to Thursday, Jan. […]
First Published 2 years ago. Painting went viral recently Following Donald Trump’s recent alleged comments asking, “Why do we want people from Haiti here?” Haitian-American artist Watson Mere explains: “First of all, Haiti is an extremely beautiful country with some of the most beautiful, most creative, most vibrant people in the world that you’ll ever […]
The University Of Toronto Faculty Of Law launched a new program aiming to support Black students who aspire to go to law school, beginning in 2021. According to a Nov. 25 letter from Edward Iacobucci to the law school community, the goal of the Black Future Lawyers Program is to increase the number of Black […]
