The BBEP is administered by the Festival Management Committee The Festival Management Committee (FMC), producers of Toronto Caribbean Carnival, launched its community program “Building Black Entrepreneurs (BBEP)” earlier this year and is now open for registration for 2023. The BBEP begins its second cohort in January 2023. The program is free for Black and […]
Canada had qualified for a first World Cup since 1986, and only the second in its history, with a fearless approach built on pace and a high press. They made no concessions in style against a team ranked second in the world. Their boldness should have brought tangible reward long before Batshuayi opened the scoring […]
Minister of Housing Ahmad Hussen will join in the announcement Blackhurst Cultural Centre (BCC) – The People’s Residence – in partnership with Woodgreen Community Housing, the housing agency of Woodgreen Community Services, Westbank Corp, and the City of Toronto are pleased to announce an initiative that enables affordable housing for Black Cultural Creators, in the new Mirvish […]
The Dominican Republic is the “Most Visited Destination” this year, according to a major industry reference for global travel trends and insights. In announcing the performance of the top global destinations of 2022, ForwardKeys revealed the top country list is headed by the Dominican Republic, and the top city list by Antalya in Turkey. […]
In the last 20 years, the word “start-up” has been synonymous with funding, especially within the tech space. This surge of funding has given rise to enterprises now referred to as “Unicorns” (having a minimum valuation of $1bn) and “Decagons” (having a valuation of $10bn and above). However, this surge seemed to almost exclude […]
Dr. Mary Anne Chambers, Chancellor of Guelph University, told a gathering at last Sunday’s Caribbean Impact Awards ceremony that “challenges and hardship certainly exist and will always exist. “But I believe it’s how we deal with the challenges and the hardship that defines us and also makes us stronger and more likely to persist, ultimately […]
Toronto City Council is heralding its latest election as an accomplishment of equity, diversity and inclusion, but a former city staffer wants Torontonians to remain critical of its government’s claims of success. Assistant professor at Toronto Metropolitan University Shana Almeida was the only racialized chief of staff working at city hall in the early 2000s. […]
A significant goal for Western University student Olateju Obisesan is to bridge the gap between her city and its Black community by helping provide them with the support they need. It’s an ambition that made her one of 20 members of Western’s new Black Leadership University Experience (BLUE), which strives to provide Black students with […]
Part of $3.2 million Ontarion Government fund “to fight racism and hate” By Lincoln DePradine Durham Community Action Group (DCAG), whose mission includes promoting “the positive growth and development of the Black community in Durham and across Ontario’’, is among several groups that are sharing in $3.2 million, which Ontario is investing in what the […]
Looks like COP27 has pulled the rug from under the Western nations’ feet. The West has realized that the world has started seeing behind its cloak of farce initiatives The west is again using de-risking as a weapon to punish the Caribbean nations for their audacity to call the west out on its hypocrisy and […]
