Denise Jones was always thankful, brought people together, and was masterful in all her entertainment endeavours. This was evident at the New Year’s Day soirees held annually at her home in Brampton, Ontario where her family and friends gathered “for food, friendship, laughs and conversation.”
Source: ByBlacks.com
Write comment (0 Comments)
When Toronto-raised actor Stephan James got the inaugural Radius Award at last year's Canadian Screen Awards, he felt incredibly honoured but also a bittersweetness.
Source: CTV News (The Canadian Press)
Write comment (0 Comments)
Denise Jones was an iconic figure in the Jamaican Canadian community, the world of reggae and the Black entertainment scene, producing and promoting many top artists. She was a role model, a mentor.
Source: Toronto Star
Write comment (0 Comments)
After George Floyd’s death, Uwagba began to think about white ‘allyship’ and why support often felt performative. She discusses why her new book offers a break from the ‘black reading list’
Source: The Guardian
Write comment (0 Comments)
The Senegalese American singer said the 2,000-acre futuristic metropolis would include a luxury resort, condos, offices, a hospital, a stadium, and an artificial-intelligence data center.
Source: Business Insider
Write comment (0 Comments)
Hip-hop culture has much to add to the racial justice conversation taking place in the streets and on basketball courts across the United States and even in Canada, says a curator of a University of Toronto education series on the movement.
Source: Canada's National Observer
Write comment (0 Comments)
Fri Forjindam’s clients include HBO’s SXSWestworld, Paisley Park, and Comic-Con, among others. Here, she weighs how theme parks can adapt for a COVID-19 world.
Source: Fast Company
Write comment (0 Comments)
Dr. Jennifer R Jackson, president, Capital One Canada has been crowned as the number one female executive role model in the world.
The 2020 HERoes Women Role Model Executives list celebrates 100 women who are leading by example and driving change to increase gender diversity in the workplace.
Source: Yahoo Finance
Write comment (0 Comments)
This week’s season 19 premiere of eTalk started with the reveal of the show’s new co-anchor: Tyrone Edwards. The move has been in the works since June, when former anchor Ben Mulroney stepped down to “make room for diverse voices.”
Source: Toronto Life
Write comment (0 Comments)
The Skin We're In is journalist and activist Desmond Cole's first book, and it explores life in Canada as a Black person. When it was published in February 2020, it became one of the bestselling books in the country.
Source: CBC
Write comment (0 Comments)