By Lincoln DePradine Dr Gervan Fearon, president of Brock University in St Catharines, has commended self-taught photographer Ian Grant on the quality of his artwork, calling them “inspiring’’. “His pieces have meant so much for me,’’ Fearon said at the launch of the latest exhibition by Grenada-born Grant. The exhibited work, at the consulate general […]
Jamaicans celebrated the life and legacy of Black nationalist leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey on Sunday at the annual Boonoonoonoos brunch held at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto. In the keynote address at the brunch, Thando Hyman, an adjunct professor at York University’s faculty of education, reminded the gathering that Garvey’s aim was “to build […]
By Stephen Weir In 2020 teaching an adult dog new tricks means showing him the door. Kim Nelson – taking names, firing old White men and walking over Indigenous students For white men of a certain age, 2020 is a scary time when teaching an old man new tricks means putting him out to pasture. […]
Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been trying to sell the expensive plane since he took office. Mexicans will no longer have to worry about where to park a Boeing Dreamliner when their government raffles off the luxurious presidential jet: the country’s air force will keep it. In fact, nobody will win the actual […]
By Stephen Weir Hectic just doesn’t cut it when describing jazz singer Quiana Lynell’s life these days. Two better words just might be “airport and hotel”. The red-hot jazz singing sensation from Louisiana is en-route to Toronto for her long delayed Canadian debut concert. But in between leaving her home two days ago in the […]
By Stephen Weir Trinidad and Tobago’s 2020 Carnival is roaring down the track and Dr. Kim Johnson, author and film maker, has turned to social media to get his book about Pan on board! Last week on Facebook, postings began appearing about his IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign to reprint his seminal, Illustrated Story of Pan. […]
HALIFAX, N.S. – Canada Post has unveiled a stamp honouring the Colored Hockey Championship and the all-Black hockey teams in the Maritimes that competed for it between 1895 and the early 1930s. In this little-known chapter in Canadian hockey history, determined organizers and players arranged their own challenge matches, dispelling hurtful misconceptions and changing the […]
OCPA appointed its new Board at the organization’s annual general meeting, which was held at end of 2019. The positions will be held up fall of 2021. The new President is none other than Pat “Panman Pat” McNeilly; the Secretary is Colleen Trotman; Treasurer is Tara Gonzalves, and Ossie Gurley is the Events and Program […]
Covenant Funeral Homes celebrates 4th anniversary in Black History Month Canada’s first Black-owned funeral home Covenant Funeral Homes Inc. (CFH) is Canada’s first Black-owned funeral home, and is celebrating its 4th year of operations. Founder of CFH, Luann Jones says she began the business following a car accident over 20 years ago, “That brush with […]
By Lincoln DePradine The future of England’s Notting Hill Carnival is “challenging’’ and there is “dissonance’’ around the festival, says Ansel Wong, a Trinidad-born cultural and political activist. “In terms of the United Kingdom context, carnival can’t be stopped because it’s deeply rooted in the fabric of the society. It’s the major tourist event of […]
