By Gerald V. Paul “One of the reasons we founded the Ontario Black History Society is because Black children from the islands, from the United States, from Africa have been told they have no heritage here. …they will know that their Black ancestors who came from Africa and who came to Canada and the United […]
Media Release March 13th 2013 INSPIRING PARTNERSHIPS 2013 The Coalition for Persons with Disabilities is hosting a two day event; the INSPIRING PARTNERSHIPS LUNCHEON on March 13th at the Mississauga Convention Centre, from 11am – 3pm and on May 16th at the Burlington Convention Centre from 11am-3pm. Keynote speaker is Frank O’Dea O.C. LLD. INSPIRING […]
By Gerald V. Paul “Founder, Jamaican-born Robert Brown is the definite patriarch of Tropicana Community Services, and his work of faith and labour of love is a continuation of the benefits to our community for a long time to come,” Executive Director of Tropicana, Sharon Shelton told The Camera. Shelton served with Brown in the […]
By Jasminee Sahoye Most of us believe that a child needs a nice cosy bed to sleep on. The reality is that many people in developing countries, especially children, are deprived of a good night sleep because they do not have a proper bed. A Toronto woman discovered that in one of the poorest countries […]
This weekend’s symposium on Carnival culture at the Royal Ontario Museum will highlight the internationally renowned mas maker Brian MacFarlane, and whose numerous colourful pieces have graced the recent London 2012 Olympic Games and Commonwealth Conferences. It will also be a grand ceremonial closing of a year-long exhibition of Carnival costumes and drawings created in […]
The first black woman to be elected a member of Ontario’s parliament believes that the black community should strive to be a collective group and be supportive of each other. Zanana Akande who is considered a trail blazer, was born in Toronto to immigrant parents from Barbados and St Lucia and faced barriers as a […]
3rd place Wadia Forrester King’s Christian Collegiate Confidence. Determination. Perseverance. These words are the motto from the Coat of Arms of Lincoln Alexander and ideal descriptors of his character and life. Canada and the rest of the world mourned at the news of Lincoln Alexander’s death on October 19, 2012. As his body lay in […]
2nd place Zaena Harrison Bramalea Secondary School As a people, blacks have come so far but still have further to go. For instance, black women have endured much discrimination over the years but still manage to triumph despite the stigma society once placed upon them. Women like my seventh grade teacher, Ms. Nunes, and the […]
By Matthew Samuels Even before black loyalists were invited by the British government to establish settlements such as Birchtown in the Canadian Maritimes, blacks had been contributing to Canadian society. The rich histories of African and Caribbean Canadians have been intertwined with the history of Canada to form a culture that has been strengthened by […]
A Dominican Canadian author is launching her new illustrated children’s book at Chapter’s at Kennedy Commons on Saturday February 16 at 4:30 p.m. Mayma Raphael, who now lives in New York, said her book, I Love the Skin I’m In, “is an inspiring and empowering book for children of color especially Black children, and very […]
