If colder weather has you feeling down, try these ideas to boost your mood. Sometimes, when the temperatures drop and days grow shorter, the blues seep in. Feeling down in the winter is common, especially once the hubbub of the holidays is over. It’s believed that between 10 and 20 percent of North Americans […]
The culture of the Garifuna people made its debut in the Black Panther Universe as Belizean model and social media influencer Joyjah Estrada attended the film’s Hollywood screening last Wednesday decked to the nines in a traditional dress. Estrada wore the striking outfit, which features the yellow, black and white colours of the Garifuna flag, […]
Concordia was formed in 1974 from the merger of Sir George Williams University and Loyola College In a first step toward mending its relationship with Black students, faculty, staff and the community at large, Concordia University has issued a public apology for its role in the historic 1969 student protests at its downtown Montreal campus […]
By Ken Bruzual It continues to be the hopes and dreams of hundreds of our youths, those as young as eight years through to 18, who are not prodigies but have acquired their proficiencies in some art forms. They possess dynamic verve along with the burning desire to showcase their capabilities to friends and interested audiences. These youth are no different in nature than seedlings with the expectations […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Saira Batasar-Johnie is a brilliant first-generation Indo-Caribbean Canadian author residing in T’karonto/Toronto with her family. The daughter of Guyanese and Trinidadian parents, her recently released novel, Dear Divya, authentically shares the challenges and growth of 14-year-old Anjali Singh. It is a story of a young girl embracing her […]
By Stephen Weir The Canadian Radio and Television Commission made a decision on Tuesday that allows for a religious broadcasting company to create a radio station specializing in religious music in British Columbia with a transmitter in Saskatoon and here in North Toronto. “The Commission approves an application by United Christian Broadcasters Media Canada to […]
By Stephen Weir A Toronto dinner time TV tradition is about to end at least, for the next year. On Monday night, after 10-years on the job, Jamaican Canadian journalist and announcer Dwight Drummond will not be reading the news on CBC Toronto News at Six. Oh no Drummond hasn’t left the building; for […]
Jamaica’s broadcasting authority has banned content that “glorifies illegal activity” – such as drug and gun use. The new rules cover TV and radio – including music – and list specific topics that are off-limits. Scamming, drug abuse and the illegal use of firearms cannot be “promoted” – and swearing or “near-sounding” replacements are also […]
As the Jamaica Nurses Group of New York (JNGNY) celebrates 60 years, the organisation is being hailed for its outstanding legacy of positively impacting healthcare in New York, Jamaica and the wider diaspora. Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks, in paying tribute to the group, said that “from as far back […]
By Stephen Weir This project is to fulfill the requirements of an artist residency program focused on telling stories related to the experiences of Black people in Canada. It will be screened at the annual Toronto Black Film Festival in February 2023. Filmmaker Chelsea Nyomi is posting to Carnival related Facebook accounts, mine included, to […]
