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Monthly Archive

July 2005

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 16 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SINGER?: Race and Celebrity 16 Years After "Do the Right Thing"
Movie Reviews
Meres J. Weche

WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE SINGER?: Race and Celebrity 16 Years After "Do the Right Thing"

M: Pino, who's your favourite basketball player?P: Magic Johnson.M: Who's your favourite movie star?P: Eddie Murphy.M: And who's your favourite rock star?P: (hesitates)M: Prince.P: The Boss. Bruuuce.M... read more..
Happy to Be Nappy
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Happy to Be Nappy

Most females are preoccupied with their hair—Should I cut it?  Should I colour it?  Should I grow it out?  Whatever the dilemma is, we spend an obscene amount of time trying to make t read more..
Road to peace
Theatre
AfroToronto Team

Road to peace

An interview with Robert Morgan, founding Artistic Director of the Children’s Peace Theatre With the constant news of bombings and uprisings these days, it’s refreshing to find someone who still bel... read more..
ARAB LIKE ME: Are Blacks Joining in on the New Racism?
Commentaries
Meres J. Weche

ARAB LIKE ME: Are Blacks Joining in on the New Racism?

“Your struggle is our struggle, for if they come for you in the morning, they will be coming for us at night.”- From James Baldwin’s letter to Angela Davis upon her capture. read more..
K'NAAN: The Dusty Foot Philosopher
Music
Meres J. Weche

K'NAAN: The Dusty Foot Philosopher

Amid much anticipation and, dare I say it, rumours of our own Canadian version of MC beefs, the full-length debut album of Rexdale's adoptive son, K'naan, is now available. Sure enough, both the hat read more..
Dwayne Morgan: The Making of a Man
Spoken Word
AfroToronto Team

Dwayne Morgan: The Making of a Man

AfroToronto.com's Jane Pascale Meets with Dwayne Morgan Dwayne Morgan is one of Toronto’s best-known spoken-word artists. He has published multiple works, including CDs of his art and five books of... read more..
The Burglary
Arts and Entertainment
AfroToronto Team

The Burglary

Written By Anthony C. Winkler, Directed by ahdri zhina mandiela. Presented by Gamut Productions The Burglary is the story of a retired couple, Elbert Hendricks, played by Paul Anthony, and Mildred H... read more..
Why must I pay for the crimes of others?: Racial backlash after terrorist attacks
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Why must I pay for the crimes of others?: Racial backlash after terrorist attacks

Right after 9/11, a friend told me about a co-worker of his girlfriend’s, a young Muslim woman who worked at a downtown museum. Apparently, a man entered the museum and followed the woman, who w read more..
Massari talks to AfroToronto.com
Music
AfroToronto Team

Massari talks to AfroToronto.com

It takes Massari 30 minutes to tear himself away from his fans after he gets off stage at the TD Centre in Toronto. And as soon as you meet him, you know why. There’s a down-to-earth, ‘ read more..
Homesick in 'tha Dirty South
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Homesick in 'tha Dirty South

It seems to be an ongoing trend these days: Americans moving to Canada and Canadians moving to the U.S. After living in Atlanta for almost two years, I naively thought I would never mee read more..
Afrofest and the Molson Indy: A clash of cultures?
Community
AfroToronto Team

Afrofest and the Molson Indy: A clash of cultures?

By 3:30 on a summer Friday, the only thing on my mind is getting the hell out of the office. Sure, I am glad for the heavy-duty air conditioning that at times seems so cloying that you f read more..
Feelin' the vibe: An interview with Eddie Bullen
Music
AfroToronto Team

Feelin' the vibe: An interview with Eddie Bullen

  Think back to the Club Med commercial. White sandy beaches, blue Caribbean skies, vocalist in the background singing Hands Up, baby hands up! Meet the man behind the song. Co read more..
No Phantom at the Opera House: Femi Kuti brings the Afrobeat buzz to Toronto
Music
Meres J. Weche

No Phantom at the Opera House: Femi Kuti brings the Afrobeat buzz to Toronto

The Opera House theatre on Queen Street East was host last night to a three-hour-long feast of funk, African rhythms and jazz. Nigerian Afrobeat artist Femi Anikulapo Kuti was welcomed o read more..
Who does she think she is?
Books
AfroToronto Team

Who does she think she is?

An Interview with best selling author Benilde Little by Pamella Bailey Benilde Little is the author of the bestselling novel Good Hair. Little’s follow-up novel, The Itch, was pub... read more..
Forget the N-Word – Watch Out For the U-Word!
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Forget the N-Word – Watch Out For the U-Word!

A Review of the Toronto Urban Film Seminar What is the definition of urban? Urban is a description that can circumscribe many ideals: It can describe a geographical location in a city,... read more..
LUTHER VANDROSS: The Voice has left the building
Music
AfroToronto Team

LUTHER VANDROSS: The Voice has left the building

I last saw him on stage at the Hummingbird Centre, rousing the crowd as he had done so well throughout his life. None of us in the audience that night thought of that voice being silenced fore read more..
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