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Monthly Archive

September 2005

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 16 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
HITCH IN T.O. - PART 4: The Politics of Black Love
Commentaries
Undercover Brother

HITCH IN T.O. - PART 4: The Politics of Black Love

As you may recall, one of my original goals in going undercover at the Nubian Connections event was to gauge the "state of the union" of Black love. During my pre-mission briefing with the two charm read more..
People of the light: Tumi & The Volume bring Johannesburg to Harbourfront
Music
AfroToronto Team

People of the light: Tumi & The Volume bring Johannesburg to Harbourfront

“The New South Africa”—we’ve heard the term so many times that it is becoming a cliché. Regardless of the brazen oversimplification attached to it, it reflects something positive and hopeful brewing read more..
"TAKING PLACE": Toronto artist Sandra Brewster tackles media images
Visual Arts
AfroToronto Team

"TAKING PLACE": Toronto artist Sandra Brewster tackles media images

What is the Black Community? Is it a monolithic set of people of African descent? Or is it a grouping of individuals who happen to be racially and culturally related?   Should it even be read more..
Umoja's Triumphant Return
Arts and Entertainment
Meres J. Weche

Umoja's Triumphant Return

Toronto officially welcomed back the spectacular South African song and dance musical UMOJA last night at the Elgin Theatre. The magical sounds of the spirit of togetherness engulfed Yonge Street earl... read more..
Oleanna
Theatre
Meres J. Weche

Oleanna

Hart House Theatre is one of those too-little-known jewels in Toronto''s arts scene. It's hard to tell until you actually walk down that dungeon-like path in the basement of Hart House that this build... read more..
Rising Star: Actor Richard Stewart talks to AfroToronto.com
Theatre
AfroToronto Team

Rising Star: Actor Richard Stewart talks to AfroToronto.com

“There needs to be a re-emergence of the black male voice in theatrebecause, at this time, it is mainly dominated by females.” --Richard Stewart Richard Stewart is a rising star in Toronto’s ac... read more..
Everything but the burden: An interview with author and cultural theorist Greg Tate
Books
AfroToronto Team

Everything but the burden: An interview with author and cultural theorist Greg Tate

A cultural critic for The Village Voice, GREG TATE is also the author of Flyboy in the Buttermilk and contributes regularly to U.S. national publications such as Rolling Stone, VIBE, and the New York ... read more..
UMOJA: The spirit of togetherness
Arts and Entertainment
AfroToronto Team

UMOJA: The spirit of togetherness

An interview with Todd Twala, artistic director “UMOJA is about celebrating South African music and dance.  For many years, we were oppressed in our country. Finally, we are free now.  The... read more..
HITCH IN T.O. - PART 3: My Charlotte
Commentaries
Undercover Brother

HITCH IN T.O. - PART 3: My Charlotte

One down, many more to go. After wiping the beads of sweat from my first "interview," I felt a little bit more relaxed. I had just been saved by the bell, and instead of seeing the glass half-empty read more..
BBPA Town Hall meeting tackles gun violence
Community
AfroToronto Team

BBPA Town Hall meeting tackles gun violence

The Black Business & Professional Association’s monthly gathering drew more than its usual crowd yesterday at the Holiday Inn on King Street. Given the huge number of community members who i read more..
H.E.R Story: The joys and pains of the female Emcee - Part I
Music
Adele Ambrose

H.E.R Story: The joys and pains of the female Emcee - Part I

Toronto Emcee Eternia - photo courtesy of www.eternia.ca Imagine a love affair or perhaps a fatal attraction, one filled with sacrifice, struggle and adoration; the reward is bitterswee read more..
THE PHILOSOPHER OF THE HIP HOP GENERATION: Author Bakari Kitwana talks to AfroToronto.com
Books
AfroToronto Team

THE PHILOSOPHER OF THE HIP HOP GENERATION: Author Bakari Kitwana talks to AfroToronto.com

Why do white kids love Hip Hop? Many have asked the question, perhaps not openly, for fear of being labelled or being attacked by the political correctness machine or the proponents of a blind read more..
The 3rd Toronto International Poetry Slam
Spoken Word
Meres J. Weche

The 3rd Toronto International Poetry Slam

>> The top three (from right to left): Jamal St. John (NYC), Oneness (UK) and Naheelah (Toronto). This and all photos courtesy of photo artist: ROZ -- www.erozica.ca -- 647-298-9899 read more..
Gun Talk
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Gun Talk

By now, everyone has heard and talked about the gun violence going on in the greater Toronto area. Some in my circle of friends take it to the extreme and avoid places where violence might break out read more..
Hurricane Katrina and the Sin of Omission
Community
AfroToronto Team

Hurricane Katrina and the Sin of Omission

On Saturday afternoon, I sat in a coffee shop in the Annex, part people-watching, part writing. As my gaze focused on the two-storey buildings that stood on each corner of the intersecti read more..
Memoirs of an Anti-Geisha
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Memoirs of an Anti-Geisha

It all started with Memoirs of a Geisha. I have a copy hidden away in one of the three overstuffed bookcases in my apartment. A friend gave it to me as a present, proclaiming: “This is read more..
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