Tropical Storm Elsa has battered the southern coasts of Haiti and the Dominican Republic, downing trees and blowing off roofs as it moved through the Caribbean, killing at least three people. A 15-year-old boy and a 75-year-old woman died in separate events in the Dominican Republic last Saturday after walls collapsed on them, while a […]
Black men who work at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights are stereotyped and experience gendered racism that sexualizes and fetishizes them, says a new report from a lawyer hired to probe allegations of systemic discrimination at the national institution in Winnipeg. The report written by lawyer Laurelle Harris, who has expertise in women’s and […]
Black Opportunity Fund and the University of British Columbia announced a new partnership to empower Black Canadian students to achieve their educational goals and career aspirations. The partnership supports the development of a comprehensive program that will provide access to a range of opportunities for Black students at UBC, from awards to mentorship, internships, […]
John Baker, considered to be the last person of African descent born into slavery in Canada, was born a slave in Quebec in the 1780s and died in Cornwall in his 90s in 1871. His death didn’t mean the legacies of this country’s 200-year history of slavery died with him. Canadian senator Wanda Thomas Bernard […]
CaribbeanTales Film Festival (CTFF) celebrates the talents of established and emerging filmmakers of Caribbean heritage who practise their art across the Caribbean Diaspora and worldwide. CTFF presents a multi-ethnic mix of exciting and dynamic films that showcase diverse and shared stories and cultures. CTFF kicks off its Sweet 16 Anniversary with a media launch on […]
A group of migrant farm workers braved the rain Sunday to mark a bittersweet Father’s Day huddled under a tent in Surrey, B.C. far from their families back home in Latin America. The barbecue was organized by Migrant Workers’ Dignity Association, an organization that helps migrant farm workers by providing translation and transportation to doctor’s […]
A Different Booklist Cultural Centre (ADBCC) – The People’s Residence, provided major funding partners, donors and community members a glimpse of the future as they unveiled the first artist renderings and architect drawings for their new building in a virtual event. The People’s Residence (ADBCC) is a hub and a destination that uses arts and […]
By Lincoln DePradine Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda are two examples of developing nations battling the Coronavirus pandemic and that are in need of vaccine support, says Dr Akwatu Khenti, chair of Toronto’s Black Scientists’ Task Force on Vaccine Equity. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, saying he was tired of receiving calls about COVID deaths, last […]
Cuba announced last Tuesday that its citizens will be offered full internet access for mobile phones beginning this week, becoming one of the last nations to offer such service. Mayra Arevich, president of the Cuban state telecom monopoly ETECSA, went on national television to say Cubans can begin contracting 3G service for the first time […]
Barbadian sculptor Arthur Edwards is raising eyebrows across the Caribbean after unveiling the waxed image of calypsonian David Rudder. Speaking from his Bridgetown home, Edwards told the Caribbean Camera that he has been doing this work along with his associate Frances Ross for about 25 years. They create most of their sculptured from pictures, […]
