Robert Young, the storyteller behind Unmask Fear Canada

Robert Young, the storyteller behind Unmask Fear Canada

Toronto-born of Jamaican heritage, multimedia storyteller Robert Young is a creative who strives to produce work that resonates and inspires through strong visual messaging. “I create earnestly from the core to build a better life for myself and others,” explained Young. When I asked my mother what I was like as a child, she said that […]

From Gangsta to Pastor

From Gangsta to Pastor

  Directed by Miquel Galofré From Gangsta to Pastor shares the moving story of a man who overcame the cycle of violence to uplift the community he once brought harm upon. “This original true tale has a way of casting the main protagonist in a sympathetic light despite his troubled past,” says CaribbeanTales Film Festival […]

The Black Calgarian’s story from 1914

The Black Calgarian’s story from 1914

On Feb. 3, 1914, Charles Daniels — a Canadian Pacific Railway employee who worked as a porter supervisor — bought tickets to see a Shakespeare play at the Grand Theatre in Calgary but when he arrived the theatre wouldn’t let him take his seat because he was Black. Daniels’s story is one of many that […]

CaribbeanTales will receive $648,000 to deliver the National Ecosystem Fund

CaribbeanTales will receive $648,000 to deliver the National Ecosystem Fund

Black-Canadian business owners and entrepreneurs make important contributions to the Canadian economy, yet they continue to face systemic racism and obstacles in starting and growing their businesses. This has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Canada is working to address long-standing barriers with its first-ever Black Entrepreneurship Program (BEP)—an over $400 […]

Mighty Sparrow to perform at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Mighty Sparrow to perform at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

  Light a candle and hold it up as the Trinidadian Calypso King and inimitable vocalist and storyteller Mighty Sparrow (OBE) brings the Caribbean Island fire to Lincoln Center for a career-spanning set of songs on the eve of his 86th birthday. Mighty Sparrow’s legacy spans nearly the entire history of recordings, from 78s to […]

Tyler Perry denounces hate in Oscars acceptance speech

Tyler Perry denounces hate in Oscars acceptance speech

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry offered a message of unity in a time of division as he accepted the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. “In this time, with all of the Internet and social media and algorithms and everything that wants us to think a certain way, the 24-hour […]

Ring in 2021 virtually with Haviah Mighty and Tokyo Police Club!

Ring in 2021 virtually with Haviah Mighty and Tokyo Police Club!

The City of Brampton’s New Year’s Eve 2021 celebration will look different due to COVID-19. To protect the health and safety of the community, all activities will take place online, right here! This year’s virtual show will begin at 8 pm with messages from Mayor Patrick Brown and Members of Council, and a pre-recorded performance […]

Cuban artists end protest, say authorities agree to talks

Cuban artists end protest, say authorities agree to talks

HAVANA – A rare public protest in Cuba of more than 300 artists, activists and members of the public outside the culture ministry to denounce repression and censorship ended early on Saturday after demonstrators said they agreed with officials to open an unprecedented dialogue. Thirty of the protesters including performance artist Tania Bruguera and film […]

Nefarious – Jamaica’s first horror gangsta film

Nefarious – Jamaica’s first horror gangsta film

Lock the doors. Bolt the windows.  And whatever you do, after you seen Jamaica’s horror film Nefarious don’t go walking the streets of Kingston, Jamaica at night. No matter what. This Jamaican  horror film – it was made in 2018 – is coming to Canada for its first public showing at the 15th annual Caribbean […]

Past and present racist violence will shape the way viewers see ‘The Book of Negroes’-Clement Virgo

Past and present racist violence will shape the way  viewers see ‘The Book of Negroes’-Clement Virgo

When Clement Virgo saw the video of a white police officer pressing his knee on a Black man’s neck, he recognized the image immediately. The visual horror of George Floyd’s death is seared into our collective consciousness, the Canadian director says, because it’s symbolic of a hateful, ongoing history. “That’s not the first time that […]