A groundbreaking, four-part collection began airing on the Historical Channel last weekend; it explores the untold tales of Black historical past in Canada. BLK: An Origin Story takes Canadians on a nationwide journey of discovery into the individuals, communities, and never-before-heard tales of Canada’s Black inhabitants. Producers Jen Holness and Sudz Sutherland crossed the […]
Toronto’s Nia Centre for the Arts partnered with Penguin Random House to publish stories from writing program. Toronto’s Nia Centre for the Arts, a creative hub for the development of Black culture, has partnered with Penguin Random House to publish Griot: Six Writers’ Sojourn Into the Dark, an anthology of work from participants of the […]
When Tonya Williams began acting in the late 1970s in Canada, she noticed she was often the only person of colour in the room. Jobs were few and so she moved to Los Angeles where she booked a little soap called “The Young and The Restless,”’ in which she would star for the next two […]
By By Stephen Weir There was no better day for the CBC to sit down and talk to Caribbean Camera about their new TV series The Porter than last Tuesday – the start of Black History Month in Canada. When the new Series goes to air on February 21 The Porter will have the distinction […]
More than two decades into his successful film career, actor, producer and activist Jesse Lipscombe describes acting as his “lifelong love.” It’s a relationship he stumbled into the age of 14, when his mother was scouring the classifieds from their home in Edmonton, and noticed a casting call for a “loud and obnoxious” Black teen. […]
BLK: An Origin Story premiers Feb 26 HISTORY® and Hungry Eyes Media Group announce the groundbreaking four-part docuseries, BLK: An Origin Story, premiering Saturday, February 26 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The limited series, consisting of four 60-minute episodes, reveals the deep historic impact of Black presence in Canada. Executive produced by Jen Holness and […]
Corus Entertainment’s Nelvana, a world-leading international producer, distributor, and licensor of children’s animated and live-action content, and TIME Studios Kids and Family, the recently announced kids and family programming division of the Emmy Award®-winning TIME Studios, have teamed up to develop the new original preschool series Leela’s Island. Marking the first development partnership between the […]
Memories of calypsonian Kenny J (Kenwrick Joseph) and grief flooded social media last Saturday following his death. Kenny J spent what was one of his favourite times of the year, Christmas, at the Augustus Long Hospital, Pointe-a-Pierre, fighting for his life. After a two-week battle with Covid-19, which saw him being treated in the intensive […]
An upcoming awards show honouring Black talent in Canada has found a broadcaster. Organizers say the CBC plans to air the groundbreaking event created by The Black Academy, which was founded by Toronto-raised actor-brothers Shamier Anderson and Stephan James. The academy, along with Insight Productions, have announced a three-year partnership with the CBC for the […]
Black Market Releasing will begin serving the dynamic, untapped theatrical market for diverse voices, mobilize audiences and connect BIPOC stories to the big screen. Focused on the Canadian theatrical market, Black Market Releasing is headed by award-winning filmmaker and Academy member, Frances-Anne Solomon and will acquire stories told by the BIPOC community with a commitment […]
