LONDON, England – Dominican-born member of the British House of Lords, Baroness Patricia Scotland of Asthal, may not be able to escape connections to the “murky financial links between Cherie Blair and the corrupt dictator of a tax haven with an appalling record on human rights”. The British newspaper the Daily Mail disclosed that “a […]
The Eyes Guy went into faith mode, offering blessings to those in Jamaica, Land We Love, reflecting on the need for a fair and free election and recalling that in 1944 for the first time Jamaicans were eligible to vote regardless of gender or whether they were landowners. There, as here, voting is a right! […]
If you are willing to recognize it, you may actually know many persons who are friends of truth. Over the last week or two, I have been enjoying the intellectual generosity of Harry and Rose, two close friends who introduced me to the truth according to Eduardo Galeano, a very entertaining writer, a hard-hitting political […]
A Black director is taking on an unusual play about war at a time when Canada is having discussion to end air strikes against ISIS, the Syrian refugee crisis and our relationship to Iran, Israel, and the rest of the Middle East. Nigel Shawn Williams, a Canadian of Jamaican origin, an actor and theatre director, […]
I asked immensely talented, successful and highly motivated community artists to give their impressions of the importance of February being designated Black History Month. Here is what four said in their own words (more artists will be profiled in next week’s Camera). Orin Isaacs (Amazing Race Canada, music producer) (Isaacs is a Canadian bass guitarist, […]
Teddyson John will be the feature performer on Saturday at St. Lucia 37th Anniversary of Independence Gala Celebration. He “will replace our former feature act Boo Hinkson who is unable to join us,” Ross Cadasse, president of Saint Lucia Toronto Association told The Camera. Cadasse said Hinkson is unable to join their event due to […]
With persistent community pressure compounded by Ontario NDP demands, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced last Tuesday that Ontario will re-establish an Anti-Racism Directorate. To be headed by now-Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism Michael Coteau, the directorate will address racism in all its forms including individual, systemic and cultural. “We know in our hearts that deeply entrenched biases […]
As a woman who appeared in the movie How Stella Got Her Groove Back and a former Miss World, now with the title minister of youth and culture, Lisa Hanna is a woman on a mission. She has had the unenviable task of becoming a woman of substance and an internationally respected political leader. Just […]
Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Cuba and Haiti all influenced the 58th Grammy Awards Ceremony. The annual show, held at Staples California last Monday, saw Scarborough’s The Weeknd emerge a two-time winner as well. Jamaica’s royal family of reggae, Morgan Heritage, a fixture on the Toronto scene, was represented by Gramps, Lukes and Peetah Morgan who […]
As we celebrate the contributions made by Canadians of African ancestry, The Camera wants to introduce three millennials – under-30s – working to be change agents for their generation. Meet Aaron Charles, the founder of Real Estate Assistance Program (REAP) who is working to reverse the lack of knowledge that many youth and young adults […]
