2008

Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews

December 23, 2008

Movies

Meres J. Weche

Frost/Nixon: The Original Watergate Interviews

In an eerily appropriate time when American politics stands at the crossroads of hope and change, all the while being reminded of the dirty side of politics with the wiretapping scandal currently embr... read more..

December 19, 2008

Music

Meres J. Weche

Hit Man: David Foster & Friends

It’s hard to find a more accomplished music industry producer than Canadian-born David Foster. This much-heralded record producer, singer-songwriter and composer has been the creative force behind hun... read more..

December 12, 2008

Books

AfroToronto Team

The 10 Best African-American Books of 2008 (Non-Fiction)

The annual ranking 1. Hope on a Tightrope: Words & Wisdom - by Cornel West Hope on a Tightrope earns the #1 spot at the dawn of the new political era of Barack Obama. Why? Because, in spite of read more..

Interview with Cornel West: Cornel Matters

December 08, 2008

Community

AfroToronto Team

Interview with Cornel West: Cornel Matters

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 2, 1953, Princeton Professor Cornel Ronald West is one of America’s most gifted and provocative public intellectuals. He is the author of Race Matters, a seminal cla read more..

The Souls of Black Girls: Provocative DVD Discusses the Black Female Image

December 08, 2008

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

The Souls of Black Girls: Provocative DVD Discusses the Black Female Image

Black women have been so maligned by popular culture that a black Pulitzer Prize-winner, Karen Hunter, recently posed the question, “Are black women necessary?” How has this shocking state of affair read more..

An Open Letter to Fellow, Patriotic Canadians

December 04, 2008

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

An Open Letter to Fellow, Patriotic Canadians

As a Canadian who has been privileged to travel to dozens of countries throughout the world and to have lived in the United States for over four years, I take great pride in Canada’s moderate, democ read more..

Michaëlle Jean: Holding the balance in crucial time for Canada

December 02, 2008

Commentaries

Meres J. Weche

Michaëlle Jean: Holding the balance in crucial time for Canada

Who said the job of Governor General of Canada was merely ceremonial? Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean was forced to cut short a European trip in order to return to Canada tomorrow (Wednesday) to face an unfo... read more..

November 27, 2008

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Movie Review: Cadillac Records

Race and rhythm come together in the rousing tribute to the roots of US music for the masses and the rise of the Chess label at the turbulent convergence of blues, rock'n roll and Jim Crow in Cadill read more..

November 20, 2008

Community

AfroToronto Team

Michelle Obama: First Lady of Hope

It’s just a couple of weeks since Election Day, and this biography of Michelle Obama is already available. It includes coverage of her husband’s history-making victory as the first African-American to... read more..

OBAMA|WOAH’Canada: The Obama Effect on Canada

November 20, 2008

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

OBAMA|WOAH’Canada: The Obama Effect on Canada

I woke up on November 5, 2008, reborn, minus the amniotic fluid, of course. I felt a heightened sense of euphoria, empowered. As of that day, the world had much more to offer me. One thing it now of read more..

A Child of the Fifties Reflects on Obama's Win

November 13, 2008

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

A Child of the Fifties Reflects on Obama's Win

Although Africans were brought to America before the Mayflower, blacks have never benefited from the same blueblood status accorded the descendants of the first Europeans to arrive on these shores. read more..

November 06, 2008

Community

AfroToronto Team

Profile of Michèle Montas, spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the UN

This journalist and Haitian political militant is the spokesperson for the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-Moon, formerly head of South Korean Diplomats. Michèle Montas was born read more..

November 01, 2008

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Soul Men Movie Review

If the soul lives on after man, then the movie Soul Men could not have been graced with a more fitting title and one that incorporates by chance those multiple meanings. A showcase for three extraor read more..

October 29, 2008

Books

AfroToronto Team

Book Review: Hope on a Tightrope

As the United States stands poised to make history with the impending presidential election, it takes considerable courage for a very public black intellectual like Dr. Cornel West to refrain from j read more..

October 27, 2008

Arts and Entertainment

AfroToronto Team

The Secret Life of Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys burst on the scene in April of 2001 with the release of the single Fallin’ from Songs in A Minor, the critically acclaimed debut album which launched her meteoric rise. A piano prodigy w read more..

Exclusive interview with Robert Allicock, stylist to the stars

October 26, 2008

Community

AfroToronto Team

Exclusive interview with Robert Allicock, stylist to the stars

Born in Guyana, Mr Allicock is known as one of the most prominent hairstylists in the world. Versatile, he can work with any type of hair: African, caucasian, etc. He provided services to stars such read more..

Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: One of the finest psychiatrists in America

October 22, 2008

Community

AfroToronto Team

Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint: One of the finest psychiatrists in America

Dr. Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, a leading psychiatrist, grew up in East Harlem, New York. His ancestors were from Guadeloupe and New York City. Dr. Poussaint is a veteran of the civil rights movement, s read more..

The Art of the Matter: Funding Hollywood North

October 15, 2008

Arts and Entertainment

AfroToronto Team

The Art of the Matter: Funding Hollywood North

Earlier this month, I awoke from my slumber with one topic infesting my consciousness: BAIL OUT!!! Like many political nerds, old and new, we were aware that this day was a monumental day in U.S. hist... read more..

Miracle at St. Anna: Spike Lee's Mandate

September 28, 2008

Movies

Meres J. Weche

Miracle at St. Anna: Spike Lee's Mandate

Spike Lee’s World War II epic, Miracle at St. Anna, now in theatres, is an attempt to counter the traditional Hollywood iconography of historical war movies. Drawing from James McBride’s 2003 novel of... read more..

September 25, 2008

Arts and Entertainment

Meres J. Weche

Toronto Poets and Story Tellers

Toronto is certainly a hub of very talented and creative individuals with a lot to offer. Among those are some inspiring black poets and storytellers with both a gift for words and a dedication to upl... read more..

Sam Jackson Talks Lakeview Terrace: Taking The Tough Questions

September 20, 2008

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Sam Jackson Talks Lakeview Terrace: Taking The Tough Questions

Never one to shy away from controversial characters, Samuel L. Jackson has been taking it on the chin in some circles for the interracial mating thriller Lakeview Terrace. Jackson plays Abel, a cop wh... read more..

September 16, 2008

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Film Review: Adam Resurrected

Adam Resurrected is an incredibly bizarre yet fascinating film about Holocaust survivors and the emotional pain that haunts their lives years later. While it is by no means a great film, its strengt read more..

September 13, 2008

Arts and Entertainment

AfroToronto Team

Jada Pinkett Smith Talks The Women

When Jada Pinkett Smith stopped by to gab about her latest movie, The Women, the subject was strictly girl talk; what else? That dynamic screen diva, also known as Ms. Will Smith off camera, had lot read more..

September 12, 2008

Movies

Meres J. Weche

Examined Life: Being Cornel West

One of the most engaging films screening at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival is Canadian-born director Astra Taylor’s Examined Life. The film follows a group of celebrated contemporary ... read more..

African and Diaspora Films at TIFF ’08 – Part II

September 07, 2008

Movies

Meres J. Weche

African and Diaspora Films at TIFF ’08 – Part II

MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY, Barry Jenkins, USA Director Barry Jenkins’ film Medicine for Melancholy shows an all-too-rare picture of artistically minded, middle-class black people who can’t think of a b... read more..

September 03, 2008

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Third World Ghetto

Not So Far From Home: Light and Glass by Moses Kofi is a photography series of experimentations and discoveries on the perception of poverty. The show uses various methods and materials to contrast read more..

African and Diaspora Films at TIFF ’08 – Part I

August 25, 2008

Movie Reviews

Meres J. Weche

African and Diaspora Films at TIFF ’08 – Part I

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is back for its 33rd edition this year and is set to run from Sept. 4-13. TIFF ’08 will feature over 500 films from around the world. As we do every year... read more..

July 14, 2008

Lifestyle

AfroToronto Team

Italian Vogue goes Black

For anyone of African descent who watched last night’s Miss Universe competition, it certainly must not have gone unnoticed that none of the fifteen finalists chosen hailed from the African continen read more..

June 30, 2008

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

Hancock movie review

A superhero movie with soul in more ways than one, Hancock takes a gamble on situating its magically endowed character in the gritty real world instead of a bells-and-whistles fantasy land and comes read more..

June 13, 2008

Music

AfroToronto Team

Celebrating 29 years of Black Music Month

The African Canadian musical community mourns the loss of three of the pioneers of Black music in Canada. Doug Richardson, Curtis Bailey and Milton Blake had a profound impact in Canada and beyond. read more..

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