The President Braids teaches how to handle curly or coily hair

The President Braids teaches how to handle curly or coily hair

  After not being able to find a local salon that could care for her hair, Adanna Amechi decided to take matters into her own hands. After three salons told her they couldn’t provide the style she was looking for Amechi was inspired to start The President Braids to improve hair care options for people […]

Toronto Community Benefits Network preparing our youth for success in construction industry

Toronto Community Benefits Network preparing our youth for success in construction industry

Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) hosted its Annual NexGen Builders Mentoring Program Retreat at Polonia Park, Niagara-on-the-Lake. Preceded by an early morning breakfast reception, the retreat provided mentors and mentees an opportunity to deepen their connections with a full day of team building activities and inspirational speakers. Funded primarily by the Province of Ontario and […]

Fifty million people worldwide in modern slavery

Fifty million people worldwide in modern slavery

GENEVA, Switzerland – Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery. Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage. The number of people in modern slavery has risen significantly in the last five years. Ten […]

My Caribbean – Canadian film Odyssey  

My Caribbean – Canadian film Odyssey   

Three of the best of “Caribbean – Canadian” films in three different venues on three different days  By Stephen Weir Why does it just happen in September? Now that all the critics and movie people have seen the best new film festival flicks how do we, the common people, get a chance to buy bags […]

Toronto actor Tony Ofori nominated for the 2022 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

Toronto actor Tony Ofori nominated for the 2022 Dora Mavor Moore Awards

By Lincoln DePradine A 32-year-old Toronto actor, Tony Ofori, is among the nominees for the 2022 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Ofori’s nomination is for outstanding performance in a leading role for Soulpepper Theatre Company’s production of American playwright Dominique Morisseau’s play, “Pipeline’’. The Dora Mavor Moore Award is presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for […]

Joel “Connector” Davis creating an opportunity for artists to perform and build confidence

Joel “Connector” Davis creating an opportunity for artists to perform and build confidence

“Empowering Youth Showcase’’ By Lincoln DePradine  Recording artiste Joel Davis has garnered a measure of success performing in his Caribbean homeland, Trinidad, and winning the Calypso Monarch title of Canada. Davis, popularly known as calypsonian “Connector’’, now is trying to ensure that young performers, whatever their talent and in whatever cultural field, are able to […]

Senate Committee hears that Black, Muslim women face multifaceted discrimination

Senate Committee hears that Black, Muslim women face multifaceted discrimination

Senators are hearing about the many ways Black, Muslim women in Edmonton face discrimination, as the Senate Committee on Human Rights stops in select Canadian cities most impacted by Islamophobia. Dunia Nur, president of the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council, urged senators Thursday to look at Islamophobia through a multifaceted lens. Black, Muslim women face […]

Helping Black students and families navigate processes and systems in Ontario schools

Helping Black students and families navigate processes and systems in Ontario schools

Seventeen Black led community organizations to provide full range of support To mark the 2022/2023 academic year, the newly formed, Ontario based Student and Family Advocacy (SFA) initiative, who offer free culturally relevant advocacy support to Black students and their parents/caregivers, is Back to School ready and available for intake. The SFA program is powered […]

Nursing programs see record applications across Ontario

Nursing programs see record applications across Ontario

When Princess Jibrin told her mom she was interested in following her path and pursuing a career in nursing, she says the response was a mix of excitement and caution. She will work some 14-hour days, Jibrin’s mom, a recently retired critical care nurse in Hamilton, Ont., told her. She will see things that take […]