By Yolanda T. Marshall Summer continues to tease us with sprinkles of warmth, while winter and spring remind us to keep our coats close by. Amid the ever-shifting weather, many of us are bidding farewell to the Caribbean legend, Harry Belafonte. He wasn’t only a pioneer and singer; he was also a civil rights […]
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE NOW. By Carlton Joseph The Republican extreme right, and white conservative Evangelical Christians are going “down the rabbit hole” that would lead to disastrous consequences for America: Opposition to Abortion, although 61 percent believe it should be legal, opposition to gun control, although 58 percent of Americans believe that stricter […]
The Windsor Black community is feels “insulted” on hearing the news that to Sergeant Kent Rice will be the president of the Windsor Police Association (WPA). In 2015, Rice was demoted for 18 months from first class, to second-class constable in September 2015 after an excessive force incident. In 2012, surveillance video showed a Black […]
Listen to this article now By Kuba Shand-Baptiste One hundred and twenty eight years ago, a little-known children’s book by a British-American author landed on the 19th-century literary scene, just in time for Christmas. It didn’t take long for it to make a splash. Within the first few years of its publication, The Adventures […]
By Lincoln DePradine Attorney Arley Gill, who is a leading advocate in the Caribbean movement that’s demanding reparations for the enslavement of Africans in the region, has said that Britain’s King Charles must do more than express sorrow over slavery. Reparations payment, “ultimately, is what we want,’’ Gill said in an interview with the BBC. […]
Last Sunday the Islamic Society of Markham (ISM) said that the attack on the Jam’e Mosque was hate-motivated. The ISM reported that a man came to the mosque on Denison Street and upon entering, apparently tore a copy of the Qur’an while directing racist and Islamophobic rants toward worshippers. He then attempted to run […]
The Calgary police officer who slammed a handcuffed Black woman head first on the ground should have gone to jail, a judge has ruled in overturning the constable’s 30-day sentence that he served at home. “The trial judge imposed a 30-day conditional sentence with minimal conditions and palpable lenience,” wrote Court of King’s Bench Justice […]
Ahmed Hussen, Canada’s Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion, said in an interview this week that the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI), introduced in 2019, is a program of which “our government is very proud.” Hussen, told The Caribbean Camera that the Initiative has been “well received across the country.” “It is something that […]
By Lincoln DePradine The remembrance continues for Bromley Lloyd Armstrong, the late Jamaican-Canadian trade union and human rights leader, with nominations being accepted for annual awards in his name to be presented in June. The Annual Bromley L. Armstrong Awards are for “individual and union excellence’’, with the winners to be “recognized for their tireless […]
Canada will provide $100 million in aid to the Haitian National Police to help the country restore law and order as gang violence continues to cause widespread human suffering across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement on Friday during U.S. President Joe Biden’s two-day visit to Ottawa. The announcement says the $100 […]
