The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) popularly known as ‘The Better Way’, has embarked on a special journey this February, and will celebrate Black History Month across its network. Under the theme “Building on legacies: Celebrating Black excellence in Toronto,” the TTC is showcasing the work of eight remarkable local Black artists. Their art, scattered throughout […]
Christmas could be a period of isolation for some people, including senior citizens, who may be homebound or nursing an illness. West Park Healthcare Centre, which has piloted a new Geriatric Rapid Rehab initiative, provides the elderly not just with physical help but also connects them with seniors’ programs. “My philosophy is everyone needs someone […]
Frances-Anne Solomon is an award-winning writer, producer, director and curator. She started her career at the BBC as a TV producer and executive producer. After moving to Canada, she founded the CaribbeanTales Media Group, which produces culturally-diverse film and television. Solomon directed “Claiming Space,” the eighth episode of the CBC docuseries Black Life: Untold Stories, […]
An exclusive interview with the Caribbean Camera. Gregory Fergus speaks about his new role as Speaker of the House Meet Gregory Cristophe Fergus, Canada’s first Black Speaker of the House of Commons. Fergus, 54, Member of Parliament for the riding of Hull-Aylmer since October 2015, was elected Speaker last September following the resignation of Anthony […]
A Burundian Christmas By Aline Nizigama Haguruka Burundian Women Association The Republic of Burundi is a small landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction of the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of […]
Sometimes it’s best to face Christmas than try to escape it By Fay Schopen Can you ever truly escape Christmas? In 2007, I discovered that you cannot, no matter how hard you try. I was living in New York, studying for a master’s degree. My boyfriend at the time, who lived in London, was flying […]
The actor, whose career spanned more than four decades in Hollywood, died in Los Angeles from pancreatic cancer Richard Roundtree, known for playing the suave lead role in the 1971 film Shaft died on Tuesday. Roundtree, 81, died in Los Angeles after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Patrick McMinn, Roundtree’s longtime manager reported. “His trailblazing […]
Last Wednesday, CBC Gem began airing an eight-part documentary which examines the histories of Black people in Canada over 400 years. “Of course, Nouvelle France, [the] French Empire and the British Empire [were] colonial. And they were slavers,” stated the Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, an interviewee in the first episode titled Haven, But No […]
By Stephen Weir The Tarragon’s Extra Space seats only about 100 patrons. And while they have a much larger theater in their midtown building (near Casa Loma), the size is of extreme importance to anyone contemplating seeing a new play that actually takes place in Guyana. Don’t think you can get away with waiting […]
Veteran photographer Eddie Grant, longtime chauffeur Derrick McIntosh and Bishop James Robinson received awards from Jamaica’s Governor General Patrick Allen on Monday, National Heroes Day, in Jamaica. Grant received the Badge of Honour for Long & Faithful Service in photojournalism and documenting the development of the Diaspora Community in Toronto. “I have been doing this […]
