Monthly Archive

2021

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 23 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Lifestyle
News Canada

3 affordable ways to create a home office that works for you

(NC) This year’s home must-have is an office space that offers flexibility to go seamlessly from video calls to virtual classroom to everything in between. To help you create a workspace that works fo read more..

Lifestyle
News Canada

Tips for coping with anxiety and sadness during COVID

(NC) There’s no doubt that the pandemic has caused stress and anxiety for many people across Canada and around the world. Even if you know you’re not the only one feeling sad or lonely, this realizati read more..

Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Using television for social change and enlightenment

An interview with actress Shailene Garnett from CBC Television's legal drama, Diggstown. We delve into season 3, which explores a changed post-COVID society and the injustices threatening the lives of... read more..

Careers and Workplace
News Editor

Accelerate your career through e-commerce training

With fast-changing marketing trends, a variety of brand new job titles with diverse roles and responsibilities are evolving out. We can easily find people with various electronic devices and multiple ... read more..

Business and Innovation
News Editor

Black entrepreneurs recover and thrive with loan fund

For Black entrepreneur Andrews Baah, being approved for the Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund is a lifeline that allows his business to “spring forward and be successful.” “This loan means a lot,” say... read more..

Business and Innovation
Meres J. Weche

Doing the right thing at Uber

An interview with Tony West, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer at Uber. We speak about the importance of diversity and inclusion and the launch of Black Business Direct – a new online Blac... read more..

Community
Meres J. Weche

The BOF's Craig Wellington on serving the intersection of Canada's Black communities

A conversation with Craig Wellington, the Black Opportunity Fund's inaugural executive director, on the significance of a $10 million donation by the TD Bank Group to help address historic and systemi... read more..

Books
Meres J. Weche

RACE AGAINST TIME: The Politics of a Darkening America

An interview with Keith Boykin — CNN political commentator, New York Times best-selling author, and former White House aide to President Bill Clinton — about his new book RACE AGAINST TIME: The Politi... read more..

Movies
Meres J. Weche

Oscar Peterson: Black + White

An interview about the new docu-concert on the legendary jazz pianist Oscar Peterson, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) with the film's director Barry Avrich and Rosemary Sa... read more..

Theatre
Meres J. Weche

Who are you writing this play for?

An interview with Philip Akin, the former artistic director of Obsidian Theatre Company and accomplished stage, voice and film actor. We discuss his current directorial work on Alice Childress' play '... read more..

Food and Drink
Meres J. Weche

What's cooking with Chefs Kareema and Noel

An interview with Toronto-based award-winning Jamaican Chef Noel Cunningham and Trinidadian-Canadian Chef Kareema Beckles ahead of the milestone 20th virtual edition of the International Jerk Food and... read more..

Commentaries
Meres J. Weche

Haiti at the crossroads of history

An interview with Jean Saint-Vil, aka Jafrikayiti — a Haitian-Canadian community activist, visual artist and radio host engaged in social justice initiatives. We discuss the aftermath of the brazen as... read more..

Music
Meres J. Weche

Behind the scenes at Afrofest

An interview with Peter Toh, the Executive and Artistic Director of Music Africa Canada, the parent company of Afrofest, the largest free African Music Festival in North America. We speak about the fe... read more..

Movies
Meres J. Weche

On using the power of film to change the narrative

An interview with Maya Annik Bedward — a Toronto-based filmmaker of Jamaican and French Canadian origin — on how her film company, Third Culture Media, explores the intersection of different cult... read more..

Dance
News Editor

TESSEL: Celebrating Black victories through dance

Esie Mensah is a Dora-nominated choreographer, dance artist, educator, and public speaker. She's worked with megastars like Rihanna, Drake, French Montana and Arcade Fire. She recently conceptualized,... read more..

Commentaries
Meres J. Weche

Where are you from? A Black Canadian's search for identity through discovering her African roots

Rachel Décoste is a writer, educator, social policy expert, and Diversity and Inclusion consultant from Ottawa, Canada. Her op-eds have been published over 170 times in The Huffington Post, the Ottawa... read more..

Finance and Money
News Canada

Buying a pre-construction home?

(NC) Buying a new home is a big commitment and it comes with a lot of paperwork. But understanding these documents can help you protect this major investment. By far the most important document is yo read more..

Careers and Workplace
News Canada

Demystifying your paycheque

(NC) Whether you’re a barista in a café or working for a longstanding family business, there’s no day like payday. But with 24 percent of employees stating that they would look for a new job after jus read more..

Finance and Money
News Canada

3 things parents should teach their kids about money

(NC) Parents have a key role to play in teaching their kids about money and helping them develop good money habits early. Knowledge, skills and confidence when managing money will help young people th read more..

Careers and Workplace
News Canada

Working from home? There’s a tax deduction for that

(NC) The COVID-19 pandemic means that many of us have been working from home part or all of the time. But did you know that you could be eligible to claim a deduction for home office expense read more..

Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Building a professional art space for Toronto's Black community

Alica Hall is the Executive Director of the Nia Centre for the Arts — Canada's first multi-disciplinary professional arts space dedicated to showcasing art from the African diaspora. The Toronto-based... read more..

Community
News Editor

Community empowerment through the Black Opportunity Fund

Spearheaded by a coalition of black Canadian executives and established in 2020, the Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is Canada's most ambitious investor fund dedicated to ​supporting Black community orga... read more..

Movies
Meres J. Weche

How it feels to be free

We recently lost a giant of the silver screen with the passing, at the age of 96, of famed Hollywood actress Cicely Tyson (Dec. 19, 1924 – Jan. 28, 2021). Her storied career, which spanned over seven ... read more..

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