Two black actors -Stephan James and Adrian Holmes – were among the winners at the Canadian Screen Awards 2017 held on Sunday night at Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. James won the “ Best Actor “ award for his role in the film Race, a biopic of the American Olympic champion Jesse Owens, […]
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has announced that Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa, will be honoured at the eighth annual UWI Toronto benefit gala to be held at The Ritz-Carlton Toronto on Saturday April 1. Archbishop Tutu, the first Black archbishop of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff released on Friday his new single, Life, which will be made available to the public through iTunes and other downloadable formats. Written by Jimmy Cliff and produced by Steven ‘Lenky’ Marsden, the song is an affirmation of life, and the awesome beauty of mere existence in a sometimes […]
MANDEVILLE, Jamaica — A book on music education in the Caribbean and Latin America was unveiled at the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) campus here, recently. The book, Music Education in the Caribbean and Latin America: A Comprehensive Guide was formally launched by Dr Raymond Torres-Santos, Professor in the school of music at California State University […]
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Winston ‘Merritone’ Blake was one of the awardees at the Jamaica Reggae Industry Association (JaRIA) Honour Awards, held last Sunday at the Courtleigh Auditorium, New Kingston. His was not the only posthumous award, as Alton Ellis was also honoured, with Dr Rita Marley, GT Taylor, Half Pint, and Kevin Downswell among the […]
By Robyn Rihanna Fenty Grammy award-winning singer Rihanna (Robyn Rihanna Fenty) received the 2017 Humanitarian of the Year award last week from the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations .She was honoured for her philanthropic work to improve cancer treatment in her native Barbados and in support of education programs. Here is what she […]
The wide-ranging report of the Transformational Task Force on policing was finally approved at a meeting of the Toronto Police Services Board on February 23 last. But for Kenneth Jeffers, the lone black member of the Board and long-time community activist, the report which recommends a “neighbourhood-centric” approach to policing and a change in police […]
Coteau announces Black Youth Action plan An Ontario Black Youth Action Plan with a four -year funding commitment of $47 million, aimed at increasing access to supports and opportunities for Black children and youth , was announced on Tuesday by Michael Coteau, Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism. The Action Plan is part of a broader three-year […]
By Carlton Joseph On February 2 last, I decided that I needed a reprieve from the political acrimony of my adopted home and to go to my birth home. Usually a visit to any Caribbean island for a few days would help me to decompress and recharge my batteries but this cycle was different. The […]
Grammy award-winning singer Rihanna ( Robyn Rihanna Fenty)has been honoured by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations for her philanthropic work to improve cancer treatment in her native Barbados and in support of education projects. Rihanna who has set up a college scholarship program to help students from the Caribbean further their studies […]
