New four-part docuseries about the historic impact of Black presence in Canada

New four-part docuseries about the historic impact of Black presence in Canada

  BLK: An Origin Story premiers Feb 26 HISTORY® and Hungry Eyes Media Group announce the groundbreaking four-part docuseries, BLK: An Origin Story, premiering Saturday, February 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The limited series, consisting of four 60-minute episodes, reveals the deep historic impact of Black presence in Canada. Executive produced by Jen Holness and […]

Martin Luther King and the Black misleadership class

Martin Luther King and the Black misleadership class

By the late Glen Ford Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday is the greatest sheer spectacle of hypocrisy and historical duplicity of the year, as Black misleaders take center stage to claim his mandate and mission on behalf of a corporate party. The birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is commemorated each year at thousands […]

Patties wave goodbye to Yonge Street

Patties wave goodbye to Yonge Street

By Stephen Weir Hungry hipsters. Out-of-towners looking to sample Patties Express’s finest Patty and Coco Bread special. Hospital workers rushing for a cheap and cheerful lunch take-out. Street people looking for hardy midnight snacks are about to go into mourning now that the word is out. Patties Express is about to close its downtown landmark […]

Black Health Alliance & Innovate Inclusion promoting culturally safe mental health care

Black Health Alliance & Innovate Inclusion promoting culturally safe mental health care

Black Health Alliance and Innovate Inclusion are on a mission to connect 200 Black frontline and essential workers to mental health care. Launched last Wednesday, January 12, the program will accept applications from Black frontline and essential workers who reside in Ontario and Quebec. Once the application is processed, those eligible will be connected to […]

Chuck Ealey joins College Football Hall of Fame

Chuck Ealey joins College Football Hall of Fame

He was the first Black passer to win the Grey Cup Quarterback Chuck Ealey, who guided Toledo to three unbeaten seasons before playing seven seasons in the CFL, where he became the first Black passer to win the Grey Cup, was named for induction into the U.S. College Football Hall of Fame on Monday. Ealey […]

Hundreds of foreign-trained nurses heading to Ontario hospitals

Hundreds of foreign-trained nurses heading to Ontario hospitals

Ontario wants thousands of internationally trained nurses to come work in the province’s hospitals by March 31. Ontario is sending about 300 of these nurses to 50 high-need hospitals in the province. They will care for patients under supervision while they work toward getting their licence in Ontario. So far, more than 1,200 internationally educated […]

First Black woman to serve as Virginia lieutenant Governor was born in Jamaica

First Black woman to serve as Virginia lieutenant Governor was born in Jamaica

History-making Republican Winsome Earle-Sears began her tenure presiding over the Virginia Senate last Monday as the state’s first woman to serve as lieutenant governor and the first Black woman to hold statewide office. “This indeed is an historic moment,” said Senator Mark Obenshain, who gave a speech welcoming the presiding officer who will be referred […]

Hockey Diversity Alliance launches #TapeOutHate campaign

Hockey Diversity Alliance launches #TapeOutHate campaign

To eradicate racism in hockey Budweiser Canada and the Hockey Diversity Alliance (HDA), announced an official partnership with the launch of #TapeOutHate; an impactful campaign in support of the HDA’s ongoing mission to eradicate racism in hockey – both on and off the ice – with a specific and simple call to action to #TapeOutHate. […]