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This Black History Month, AstroSankofa Arts Initiative is collaborating with the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for the third consecutive year to showcase the talents of six local Black artists while honouring six influential Black Canadians who have shaped Toronto. This year’s theme, “A City of Belonging,” acknowledges the city builders who have transformed Toronto into the multicultural and vibrant community it is today. Director of AstroSankofa, Quentin VerCetty describes the artwork as “storytelling that reclaims our past, empowers our present and shapes a limitless future for a better, brighter Toronto.”
From humble beginnings in karting at just nine years old, Mayer Deonarine's journey has catapulted him to compete in high-speed races, breaking records and winning multiple events in the Honda Indy Toronto Radical Cup North America Race series by age 15.
The Black Academy and CBC set the 2024 Legacy Awards for September 29 with host Adrian Holmes, live on CBC and CBC Gem
Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, Scarborough, ON, natives and co-founders of The Black Academy, alongside CBC, Insight Productions, and Bay Mills Studios today announced that award-winning actor Adrian Holmes (Bel-Air) is set to anchor the third edition of The Black Academy’s award show,
An interview with Wanjiru Munene, communications specialist at the African and Caribbean Council of HIV/AIDS in Ontario (ACCHO). ACCHO is a provincial organization that provides strategic leadership in response to HIV/AIDS in the African, Caribbean, and Black (or ACB) communities in Ontario.
Wanjiru Munene is a communications specialist at the African and Caribbean Council of HIV/AIDS in Ontario, or (ACCHO). ACCHO is a provincial organization that provides strategic leadership in response to HIV/AIDS in Ontario's African, Caribbean, and Black (or ACB) 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 systemic barriers faced by Black Canadian entrepreneurs and Black-led community organizations to access vital funding sources.
Craig Wellington, the Executive Director of 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 organizations, businesses and entrepreneurs. The fund's primary aim is to enable the black community to access a pool of long-term funds to help combat the impact of systemic anti-Black racism and promote social and economic empowerment across Canada. It represents a dynamic partnership involving businesses, philanthropists, foundations, and the Black community.
