Marc Miller, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services, and Daniel Vandal, Minister of Northern Affairs, issued the following statement today in response to the Catholic Church’s rejection of the Doctrine of Discovery: “For years, Indigenous Peoples have called on the Vatican to rescind the Doctrine of Discovery, a racist Doctrine that […]
By Lincoln DePradine The remembrance continues for Bromley Lloyd Armstrong, the late Jamaican-Canadian trade union and human rights leader, with nominations being accepted for annual awards in his name to be presented in June. The Annual Bromley L. Armstrong Awards are for “individual and union excellence’’, with the winners to be “recognized for their tireless […]
The federal government will invest $45 million contribution to a mental health fund for the benefit of Black public servants. According to the budget release, the fund includes an investment in career development programs, and “to prepare Black public service leaders for executive positions” within the federal bureaucracy. “Systemic racism has been a reality for […]
Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s department stopped at least 20 artists from entering the UK to perform at Afrobeat festivals. Music insiders say West African artists are treated with more suspicion despite being part of a multi-million-dollar industry, and when visas are granted to stars, their dancers have been turned down. Afrobeat stars fume that Britain […]
Spaces designated for students from marginalized backgrounds are spreading across Canadian universities, as officials say they are a necessary and overdue response to decades of racism on campus. Toronto Metropolitan University officially opened a space late last month for students who self-identify as Black. Cheryl Thompson, an associate professor at the university, said the need […]
Travelers can take advantage of a new offer from Sandals Resorts at its head-turning property in Curacao. The Curaçao Calling Sale at Sandals Royal Curaçao offers guests a seventh night free as well as a $150 spa credit and a $100 Epix Photoshop credit. Sandals Royal Curaçao is the resort company’s first property in the […]
She is the first person of colour to hold the position By Stephen Weir Last month it was announced during a City TV Breakfast TV broadcast that Natasha Ramsahai had been promoted to Chief Meteorologist at CityNews Toronto. She is the first person of colour in all of Canada to earn this position. She is […]
Black-owned businesses are shut out of important economic activities in Canada By Lincoln DePradine A call is being made for advocacy groups to engage in lobbying efforts to ensure “equity in hiring and promotion practices’’, as a newly released survey reports that there are “significant disparities between Black workers and their non-Black counterparts in Ontario’’. […]
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, in a keynote address at the annual “Bring on the Spring” event in Toronto on Saturday, stressed the importance of “active citizenship.” Mottley told a large gathering of Barbadians at the event, organized by the Barbados Canadian Foundation, that “active citizenship” is going to be “at the core of Barbados’s […]
Those of a certain generation would remember the “real” cold war that ensued at when WWII ended, at least temporarily. During those years, there was the fear of Russian spies everywhere. They “infiltrated” governments and supported organizations dedicated to turning the world into a “communist paradise” with the Soviet Union (Russia) being its spiritual headquarters; […]
