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From June 17 to 20, 2026, Nathan Phillips Square becomes a free, four-day celebration of global rhythm during FIFA 2026. Unity Drum Fest, presented by Ballet Creole in partnership with the South By South East Festival, brings together drumming...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: City Life
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Friends in Toronto Community Services (FITCS) has launched the Keep Six Ambassadors Program, a federally funded, five-year initiative rooted in over two decades of community work in Toronto's Jane and Finch neighbourhood. Founded by Antonius Clarke,...
- Type: Article
- Author: News Editor
- Category: Community
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Gap's Low Rise '90s Loose Jeans deliver vintage-era cool with a modern conscience. Crafted from soft, non-stretch denim with a low, 10-inch rise and a relaxed fit through the hip and thigh, these jeans channel the effortless slouch of the decade that...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Womenswear
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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 systemic barriers to business growth. Now in its fifth...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Business and Innovation
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Rocheny Alexandre est passionné par le travail social et la défense de la santé mentale. Dans cette interview, il partage son remarquable parcours et son travail impactant au sein des communautés racialisées de Toronto. Rocheny, né et élevé en Haïti,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Style de vie
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A free, hospital-based mentorship program at Sunnybrook is giving Black youth and students of colour in Toronto hands-on surgical exposure, real physician mentors, and a clear pathway into medicine. When you walk into an emergency room or sit across...
- Type: Article
- Author: News Editor
- Category: Community
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Five-time Dora Award-winning actor Amaka Umeh is set to host the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, presented by the Romano D'Andrea Foundation, on Monday, June 29, 2026, at Toronto's Meridian Hall. Canada's largest and oldest performing arts awards...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Arts
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Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2025 The Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival · 2025 lineup features 17 features and 45 shorts from filmmakers across Asia and the diaspora. The festival runs from Nov 5–15 in Toronto, with...
- Type: Article
- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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Melvin D. Bakandika’s If I Could Lift This Hammer explores worthiness through myth, memory, and cultural symbolism. The book invites readers to reconnect with an intrinsic sense of self-worth that was never meant to be earned. In a cultural moment...
- Type: Article
- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Lifestyle
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Toronto Black Maternal Health Week returns with a powerful Practitioner Day event at North York General Hospital on April 13, 2026, bringing together health leaders, clinicians, and community voices. Co-hosted with the Black Maternal Health Collective...
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- Author: News Editor
- Category: Community
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The 2026 Toronto Arts Awards celebrated six recipients whose work spans dub poetry, Afro-Caribbean stilt dancing, living algae sculpture, Colombian-Indigenous music, Cuban jazz, and grassroots youth programming. Announced at the annual Mayor's Arts...
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- Author: News Editor
- Category: Arts
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A February evening at Ottawa’s Shenkman Arts Centre brings emerging Black artists into the spotlight, blending performance, conversation, and community. From music and dance to film and spoken word, the Ottawa Black Creatives Hub Showcase centres new...
- Type: Article
- Author: News Editor
- Category: Arts & Culture
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The Toronto Black Film Festival returns for its 14th edition with an ambitious international program and a powerful tribute to legendary filmmaker Stanley Nelson. Taking place during a milestone year for Black History Month, TBFF26 brings bold cinema,...
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- Author: News Editor
- Category: Movies
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A new partnership between North York General and Mino Care expands culturally safe Black maternal and reproductive care across the GTA. Community-rooted services now meet hospital-based resources to better support Black women, birthing people, and...
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- Author: News Editor
- Category: Community
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George Brown Polytechnic has named the atrium of its Chef School after William Peyton Hubbard, Toronto’s first Black elected official and an early culinary innovator. Unveiled during Black Futures Month, the tribute connects Hubbard’s roots as a baker...
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- Author: AfroToronto Team
- Category: Community
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The 39th annual Trillium Book Award ceremony, held June 10 at the Fairmont Royal York, brought together Ontario's finest literary voices for an unforgettable evening. Kingston-based author Otoniya J. Okot Bitek won the English Book Award for her debut...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Books
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As Black arts organizations across Ontario navigate a complex funding landscape, strategic investment in long-term capacity has become essential. A recently completed Ontario Trillium Foundation grant marks a pivotal moment for BCurrent Performing...
- Type: Article
- Author: News Editor
- Category: Arts
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On February 26, the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario will release a landmark best-practice guideline on anti-Black racism in nursing at its annual Queen's Park Day. Timed to close out Black History Month, the event brings together more than...
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- Author: News Editor
- Category: Community
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ANIMATED For all the categories, the animated is the most entertaining. Two Canadian shorts make the cut, both excellent entries. My fav is the one from Cyprus, THE THREE SISTERS, for its unique animation, simplicity and message of hope. FOREVERGREEN...
- Type: Article
- Author: Gilbert Seah
- Category: Movie Reviews
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Toronto's OYA Media Group swept the 2026 Canadian Screen Awards documentary categories, winning five awards for Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story. Directed by Alison Duke and produced by Ngardy Conteh George, the film reclaims the legacy of Jamaican...
- Type: Article
- Author: Meres J. Weche
- Category: Arts & Culture
