New youth farming program launched Food for the North, a new youth farming program, was launched by the Afri-Can FoodBasket and the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism Unit (CABR) at the Ujamaa Learning Centre in Toronto on Saturday. The program is designed “to empower Black youth through hands-on farming and gardening workshops that strengthen […]
By Evelyn Bradley I waited until the end of Endometriosis Awareness Month to talk about this because I want the conversations about invisible disabilities and BIPOC bodies to not be confined to one month. There is often a disconnect between the intersectionality of cultural identity and health (or being perceived as healthy). I find that […]
A coalition of Black-led organizations and corporations are steadfast in their call for the Federal Government to prudently allocate the $97 million funding to ensure the effective and long-term integration of refugees. While acknowledging the commendable efforts of other black-led organizations in supporting newcomers to Canada, leaders of this coalition recognize the need for sustainable […]
By Yolanda T. Marshall Unbroken Written by Angela Sterritt, a Canadian award-winning journalist, writer, and artist. “In her brilliant debut, Sterritt shares her memoir alongside investigative reporting into cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Canada, showing how colonialism and racism led to a society where Sterritt struggled to survive as […]
Listen to this article here. By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Walking is an activity that provides many health benefits including strengthening your heart, lowering your blood sugar and blood pressure, improving your mood, and managing your weight. Walking can also be an important part of a rehabilitation program. Walking can be performed indoors and outdoors and […]
By Lincoln DePradine Enoch Bempong is one of hundreds of young men and women that have benefitted from the professional and community work of Dotty “Miss Dotty’’ Nicholas, a retired Jamaican-born registered nurse and Christian preacher, who recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Theology from the Canada Christian College and School of Theological Studies. Nicholas, […]
The Dotty Nicholas Sickle Cell Scholarship Award is celebrating its 10th anniversary, honoring the memory of Walter Clement Noel, a young Black West Indian dental student who played a significant role in the understanding of Sickle Cell Disease. In 1910, Dr. James B. Herrick described the peculiar elongated and sickle-shaped red blood cells found by […]
Caribbean Camera’s publisher Anthony Joseph among the awardees By Lincoln DePradine It’s been 35 years since the nationally known activist group, Black Action Defense Committee (BADC), was formally established, and members have recommitted themselves to continuing the work of the organization and are being encouraged and supported in their effort. “BADC has done a lot […]
The 9th Annual Walk the Path Walkathon for Men’s Health and Prostate Cancer Awareness will be held on June 3rd in Brampton. Ivan Dawns, the honorary chair, and Anthony Henry from the Walnut Foundation are dedicated to raising awareness about prostate cancer and improving men’s health outcomes not last weekend. Prostate cancer is a […]
Some say the stores — disproportionately found in low-income, rural, and Black areas — stifle economic growth and job creation, and exacerbate food insecurity. For years, the Rev. Donald Perryman wondered why the formerly thriving Black downtown of Toledo, Ohio, couldn’t get a grocery store. His suspicions were confirmed after a city study found in […]
