By Lincoln DePradine For almost one year, Akeem Gardner had been doing business with TD Bank. Never had there been a problem between the 29-year-old businessman and the bank, until a few weeks ago when he tried to transfer $35,000. According to Gardner’s report of what happened, it wasn’t the amount of money that was really […]
By Stephen Weir Jamaica’s Grace Kennedy Company is once again offering 2nd and 3rd generation Jamaicans who have never actually lived in Jamaica the opportunity to spend a month next summer in the homeland. Every year four Jamaican Canadian university students are brought back to the island to learn about their heritage through Grace Kennedy’s […]
KITCHENER, Ont. — Ontario NDP Black Caucus Chair Laura Mae Lindo says the return of the Legislative Assembly on Monday comes with a new urgency to deal with discrimination, following a report showing that 28 per cent of Black Canadians are now at risk of going hungry, compared to 10 per cent of white Canadians. […]
The Kingdom Choir, best known for its’ show- stopping performance at the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, is making its Canadian debut at Toronto’s George Weston Recital Hall, at Meridian Arts Centre (formerly the Toronto Centre for the Arts). Led by one of the UK’s most respected gospel tutors and choir conductors […]
By Stephen Weir Hey, most folks don’t care that cop shows don’t let the truth stand in the way of an action packed storyline when shown on prime time TV. But, what happens when the Black writer of said police stories is censored when he tries to work in a true story of his own […]
“The city of Montreal unequivocally rejects all forms of racism and discrimination,” states a recent consultation document for hearings on systemic racism. But to Bienné Blémur, those words sound like empty talk. For three years, the 63-year-old stage technician has been fighting for justice, after he was publicly called a “f***ing n*****” and reassigned without […]
By Stephen Weir Last Tuesday morning the winners of this year’s Governor General Literary Awards were announced. Canadian Caribbean Playwright Amanda Parris won top honours in the English Drama category for her script of her play the Other Side of the Game. Amanda Parris was born in London, England, descending from Grenadian and Venezuelan ancestry, […]
By Lincoln DePradine Erna Brodber experienced prejudice as a Black person growing up in Jamaica. She decided to do something about it, using her academic training to become a sociologist, social activist, an intellectual worker and award-winning author, whose work addresses the history, memory and identity of the African Diaspora. Dr Brodber, whose PhD. is […]
Actor John Witherspoon, who starred alongside rapper Ice Cube in the hit “Friday” comedy movie franchise, died last Tuesday at the age of 77, his family said. “We love you “POPS” always and forever,” his family said on his Twitter account, referring to another of his roles – John ‘Pops’ Williams on the long-running […]
Sharlan Bailey, aka Dread Wizard, son of the late Winston “Shadow” Bailey, released his first 2020 offering, Shadow Son, last Friday. The song, in which the Dread Wizard identifies who he is, has a haunting bass line reminiscent of Shadow’s Dat Soca Boat. It was recorded at Nexrise studios, produced by Bailey and mixed by […]
