A push for more transparency such as sharing race-based data is among potential changes highlighted for staff to consider by David Rivard, executive director of the Children’s Aid Society of Toronto, as Queen’s Park demands more efficiency and accountability in the sector. The province says it expects more consolidation, sharing of services and amalgamations in […]
Women of mainly African Caribbean descent gathered at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at U of T Tuesday to share personal and professional stories as women around the world observed International Women’s Day. The event titled What’s Our Story? was organized by Mary Wright, a community activist, writer and poet. Participants shared […]
We have to learn to respect the right of the Haitian people to be in the driver’s seat in their country’s affairs. We are not entitled to speak of Haiti only in terms of disaster and hopelessness. And we are certainly not innocent of some of the blame for Haiti’s past, present and future suffering. […]
… Because it’s 2016! What is feminism? What is a feminist? Why are feminists necessary? Can a male be a feminist? Why are male feminists necessary? Why are Black male feminists necessary? This is not an exercise for purely intellectual or entertainment purposes. I am raising issues relevant to all of us, regardless of gender, […]
Sydney Allicock, vice-president of Guyana and minister of indigenous people’s affairs, brought a message of “Together we will be strong, Unity is strength” to Canadian First Nations people last Sunday at Trent University in Peterborough. On Saturday at the Guyana Consulate, the Guyana Diaspora held hands in love and unity as they prayed for guidance […]
Immigration Minister John McCallum is planning to introduce changes in the “next couple of months” that will grant permanent resident status to sponsored spouses of Canadians, immediately upon arriving here. “Excellent news,” said Jamaican-born community leader Maxine Pearson. “There’s a lot of vulnerability, particularly with women who came here, sponsored,” said MP Gary Anandasangaree (Liberal-Scarborough-Rouge […]
After a recount that saw security forces deployed as a precaution, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been declared the winner of that country’s election, unseating the People’s National Party (PNP) by one seat. JLP candidates won 32 of the 63 constituencies, while the PNP won 31, the Electoral Office of Jamaica said in a statement. […]
As this year’s Black History Month comes to an end, it’s a good time to look at strong Caribbean female leaders from the political and commercial landscape both a-yard and abroad. Looking for positive examples of Caribbean women, one could rightly ask, why are our women not being profiled globally outside of Jamaica and the […]
As another performance of the prestigious Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre is set to be staged at the Sony Centre this weekend, a Canadian woman who attended the school has used that training to found Afro Flow Yoga (AFY). Leslie Salmon-Jones, daughter of Canada’s first Black chief of surgery, the late Dr. Douglas Salmon and […]
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Three-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton will make a unique high-speed contribution to the 50th Anniversary celebrations of the island’s Independence at the wheel of his Formula 1 car during the inaugural Barbados Festival of Speed at Bushy Park (May 7/8). Falling almost two years to the day since Top Gear […]
