WINDSOR -A Windsor-Essex historian is calling on the Canadian government to formally apologize for slavery, and she’s seeking the support of local municipalities in her advocacy efforts. Elise Harding-Davis said an apology from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau could bring about healing and acknowledgement of the effects of slavery. Slavery was outlawed in the British Empire […]
CATHARINES, Ont. — A historic church in St. Catharines, Ont., is getting $100,000 in federal funding through the Supporting Black Communities Initiative. Salem Chapel BME Church was designated a national historic site in 1999 as the home congregation of Harriet Tubman., a leading figure in the abolitionist movement of the late 1800s. Tubman helped African […]
NEW YORK — Noted regional historian and academic, Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, has received the Martin Luther King Jr 2021 Global Award for Peace and Freedom. The vice-chancellor of the University of the West Indies (UWI) was recognised for his global advocacy for reparatory justice, equality and economic development for people of the African Diaspora. […]
FOCUS ON HEALTH Discrimination may increase risk of anxiety disorders regardless of genetics, study finds Exposure to discrimination plays a significant role in the risk of developing anxiety and related disorders, even—in a first—after accounting for potential genetic risks, according to a multidisciplinary team of health researchers led by Tufts University and the Harvard […]
By Ron Fanfair Last year, Toronto Crime Stoppers (TCS) received 7,186 tips that resulted in 67 arrests, 250 charges and $145,000 in property seized and over $2.1 million in illegal narcotics taken off the streets. Tips also assisted investigators in solving four homicides and the seizure of six illegal firearms. TCS is a partnership involving […]
Bank of Nova Scotia will spend $500 million over the next decade on a new program that aims to break down barriers to higher education and career advancement for “disadvantaged” groups. The Toronto-based bank announced on Tuesday that its ScotiaRISE program will be centred on using funding and partnerships to increase graduation rates and post-secondary […]
By Carlton Joseph On January 6 last . a violent mob, incited by President Trump, stormed and occupied the U.S. Capitol in an act of insurrection and attempted to stop the certification of Joe Biden as President of the United States. Members of the right-wing mob attacked and overwhelmed the Capitol Police, smashed windows, broke […]
The Ontario Human Rights Tribunal has awarded $35,000 in damages to a young Black child handcuffed by police at an elementary school in Ontario’s Peel region when she was six years old. The decision comes approximately one year after the tribunal ruled that Peel police used “racially discriminatory” force against the girl and that the […]
The federal New Democratic Party (NDP) is calling for an international right-wing extremist group with roots in Canada to be designated as a terrorist organization In a tweet on Thursday, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced a petition calling for the Proud Boys to be banned, citing their role in helping “execute” the mob attack by […]
After a long career in public health, including a 24 year stint in his native Jamaica, Sylvanus Thompson, popularly known by his colleagues as ” Doctor T,” recently retired as an Associate Director with Toronto Public Health. ” Sylvanius has been a great leader and representative for public health and Health Protection and has always […]
