By Lincoln DePradine At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many individuals and groups in Toronto’s Black community sprang into action, after it was revealed that the virus was having a disproportionate impact, in terms of infection and death, on Canadians of African descent. The Black healthcare respondents, who participated in activities such as organizing […]
Canadians across the country celebrate Black History Month in February. This is a time when we honour the legacy of Black Canadians, both past and present, and reflect on their many contributions to our country. The constituency office of MP Salma Zahid has traditionally celebrated Black History Month by holding in-person events in Scarborough Centre, […]
When Tonya Williams began acting in the late 1970s in Canada, she noticed she was often the only person of colour in the room. Jobs were few and so she moved to Los Angeles where she booked a little soap called “The Young and The Restless,”’ in which she would star for the next two […]
By Stephen Weir A Big swap has just been made between the two commercial Black FM music stations in Toronto. As of Monday, this week radio station G-98.7 now calls itself FLOW 98.7 FM, Toronto’s Hip Hop R&B. Also on Monday, radio station CFXJ which used to call itself FLOW, is now 93.5 Today Radio. […]
Nigeria-born brothers faced racism, many rejections before being signed on as models. Brothers Uwakmfonabasi and Mokutimabasi Nyong, who moved to Ontario from Nigeria less than seven years ago, now appear on a 21-metre billboard in downtown Toronto. The identical twins — also known as Whak and Mo — started experimenting with photo shoots when they […]
Join the online discussion On Thursday, February 17, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, The Labour Community Services in collaboration with the Toronto Community Benefits Network is inviting you to join in an online discussion on confronting anti-Black racism beyond occasional acts and trends. Featuring conversations from Black leaders within the labour movement and our communities, […]
In a recently released trade impact assessment study, the Toronto-based Community of Practice (CoP) for Caribbean Immigrant Entrepreneurs, has recommended that they petition private industry “to include diversity portfolios that the diaspora community can leverage” and advocate for “supplier diversity certification status.” The study further calls on entrepreneurs to target government and non-governmental programs as […]
Dubow, who fled war in Somalia as a child, is the first Black person on city council in over 150 years. A Victoria city councillor has been recognized as a “noteworthy historical figure” by Canadian Heritage as part of the federal department’s celebration of Black History Month. Sharmarke Dubow, the first Black councillor for the […]
By Lincoln DePradine For most of the two decades of its existence – beginning in west-end Toronto and now headquartered in Brampton – ResQ Youth International, Inc. has struggled for adequate funding to meet the social service needs of at-risk youth. “When we started, we were getting overwhelmed because the need was so great. I […]
Poll finds most Black Canadians feel valued and respected in the same way as their non-Black colleagues, but that they have to work harder to earn it New research by KPMG in Canada finds that nearly seven out of 10 (68 per cent) Black Canadians say their employers have made progress on following through on […]
