Monthly Archive

May 2026

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 8 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Community
Meres J. Weche

Windrush in Canada: Wendy Vincent on preserving the stories that shaped Black Commonwealth life

Wendy Vincent is a Toronto-based media producer whose family story is rooted in the Windrush generation, on a mission to preserve the oral histories of Caribbean migrants who helped rebuild postwar Br... read more..

Food and Drink
AfroToronto Team

The Agege burger, the suya spice, and the Lagos-born chef changing Toronto's food scene

Chef Tolu Okojie is the founder of Greelz, a Nigerian Afro-fusion restaurant with two Toronto locations participating in ByBlacks Restaurant Week 2026 (May 11–17). From catering out of a home kitchen ... read more..

Community
Meres J. Weche

Contemporary Black Canadian pioneers of social justice: Trailblazing change makers

From Parliament Hill to community health centres, Black Canadian leaders have been quietly rewriting the rules of social justice for decades. Figures like the Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine and Rosemar... read more..

Food and Drink
AfroToronto Team

Every meal counts: How Frontlines Catering is feeding community and building youth futures in Weston

In Toronto's Weston neighbourhood, a quiet revolution is happening one meal at a time. Frontlines Catering, the social enterprise arm of Weston Frontlines Centre, uses food to fund youth programming, ... read more..

Arts & Culture
Meres J. Weche

Where Black art lives in Toronto: Galleries and spaces you need to know

Toronto has a rich and growing ecosystem of Black-owned and Black-led art spaces that go far beyond the mainstream. From BAND Gallery's expanding presence across the city to the Nia Centre for the Art... read more..

Community
Meres J. Weche

AfriCAN 2026: When giants gather, Africa speaks for itself

On May 6, 2026, Giants of Africa brought its annual AfriCAN celebration back to Toronto's Steam Whistle Brewing, drawing a powerful gathering of community leaders, artists, chefs and diaspora professi... read more..

Business and Innovation
AfroToronto Team

EY Canada's 2026 Entrepreneurs Access Network cohort champions Black and underrepresented founders

EY Canada has announced its 2026 Entrepreneurs Access Network cohort, welcoming 12 founders from Black, Indigenous, Pan-Asian and Latino communities into a year-long program designed to remove systemi... read more..

Travel
AfroToronto Team

A summer pilgrimage to Jackson: Black art, history and soul in Mississippi

A landmark exhibition tracing photography's role in the Black Arts Movement arrives at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson from July 25 to November 8, 2026. Photography and the Black Arts Movemen... read more..

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