Toronto International Film Festival 2025 Capsule Reviews https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/toronto-international-film-festival-2025-capsule-reviews

12 August 2025 Capsule Reviews: 100 SUNSET (Canada 2025) ** Directed by Kunsang Kyirong Though Canadian in production, 100 SUNSET looks very much like a Tibetan production, mostly because large part of the films shot in Tibetan and most of the players in the film are...

• Type: Article
• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Pikliz, jollof, jerk, injera, and more: A serious eater's guide to Afro-Caribbean and African dining in Torontohttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/food-and-drink/a-serious-eater-s-guide-to-afro-caribbean-and-african-dining-in-toronto

12 March 2026 Toronto's Afro-Caribbean and African dining scene has grown into one of the most vibrant and culturally rich corners of the city's restaurant landscape. From a Michelin-recognized Jamaican kitchen on Portland Street to an award-winning pan-Caribbean...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Food and Drink

Film Reviews: Week Opening Jan 9, 2026https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/film-reviews-week-opening-jan-9,-2026

26 December 2025 FILM REVIEWS: THE CHORAL (UK/USA 2025) **** Directed by Nicholas Hytner A choral society's male members enlist in World War I, leaving the demanding Dr Guthrie (Academy Award Nominee Ralph Fiennes from CONCLAVE) to recruit teenagers. Together, they...

• Type: Article
• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

Black-owned cafés and bakeries in Toronto worth adding to your listhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/food-and-drink/black-owned-cafés-and-bakeries-in-toronto-worth-adding-to-your-list

08 March 2026 Toronto's Black-owned café and bakery scene is thriving, shaped by founders who bring diverse African and Caribbean traditions to every cup and counter. From Marchelle McKenzie's viral brownie shop to Milkyas Tefera's Ethiopian coffee roastery, these...

• Type: Article
• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Food and Drink

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27 February 2023 About AfroToronto.com AfroToronto.com is a Toronto-based Afropolitan platform that celebrates the vibrancy, diversity, and brilliance of African-Canadian and diasporic Black communities. Since its founding on February 4, 2005, the platform has served...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Uncategorised

Jazz Meets Hip Hop panel kicks off Toronto Jazz Festival's 39th edition with a candid look at shared rootshttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/music/jazz-meets-hip-hop-panel-kicks-off-toronto-jazz-festival

21 June 2026 The Toronto Jazz Festival opened its 39th edition with a Black Music Month panel titled Jazz Meets Hip Hop, presented by ADVANCE. The Soul Rebels, Kreesha Turner and A&R executive Morgan MJ James joined moderator Skratch Bastid to debate sampling and...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Music

A Black traveller's guide to London, UKhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/travel/a-black-traveller-s-guide-to-london-uk

15 March 2026 London has one of the world's most dynamic African and Caribbean diaspora communities, and for Black travellers, the city rewards those willing to look beyond the postcards. From Brixton's cultural renaissance to the jerk-scented laneways of Peckham...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Travel

Holla Jazz turns 10 with a world premiere rooted in John Coltrane's legacyhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/arts-and-culture/holla-jazz-turns-10-with-a-world-premiere-rooted-in-john-coltrane-s-legacy

29 April 2026 Holla Jazz marks its 10th anniversary with The Room Upstairs, a world premiere choreographed by Founding Artistic Director Natasha Powell and inspired by John Coltrane's creative process. Running April 29 to May 2, 2026, at Toronto's Winchester Street...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts & Culture

Black photographers bringing Toronto's untold stories to lighthttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/toronto-black-photographers

15 March 2026 Toronto has no shortage of photographers, but a distinct generation of Black image-makers is doing something different. They're building visual worlds rooted in community, diaspora, and cultural pride. From intimate Caribbean family portraits to bold...

• Type: Article
• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Visual Arts

Un regard profond sur la santé mentale : Rocheny Alexandre partage son expérience unique au sein des communautés francophones et noires de Torontohttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles-en-français/style-de-vie/un-regard-profond-sur-la-santé-mentale-rocheny-alexandre-partage-son-expérience-unique-au-sein-des-communautés-francophones-et-noires-de-toronto

06 May 2024 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,...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Style de vie

Where Black art lives in Toronto: Galleries and spaces you need to knowhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/arts-and-culture/where-black-art-lives-in-toronto-galleries-and-spaces-you-need-to-know

10 May 2026 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 Arts in Little Jamaica, these institutions celebrate...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts & Culture

A crown that never fades: Jean-Michel Basquiat's prints come to Torontohttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/visual-arts/a-crown-that-never-fades-jean-michel-basquiat-s-prints-come-to-toronto

29 May 2026 99 Yorkville Avenue. Admission is free. For those interested in acquiring a work, inquiries can be directed to [email protected] or 416-864-3850. A digital catalogue is available upon request at the same address. Follow the gallery on Instagram...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Visual Arts

Windrush in Canada: Wendy Vincent on preserving the stories that shaped Black Commonwealth lifehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/community/windrush-in-canada-wendy-vincent-on-preserving-the-stories-that-shaped-black-commonwealth-life

12 May 2026 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 Britain and later shaped Black Canadian life. In this...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Community

Where the finish line meets the festival: The Toronto Carnival Run turns 10https://afrotoronto.com/content/news/community/where-the-finish-line-meets-the-festival-the-toronto-carnival-run-turns-10

02 June 2026 Ten years ago, a small gathering of runners laced up their shoes along Toronto's waterfront and sparked something bigger than a race. The Toronto Carnival Run, founded in 2016 by Dione Mason, has grown from a grassroots community initiative into one of...

• Type: Article
• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Community

Critical thinking, oral tradition and AI: Eddy (DaOriginalOne) David on guarding our collective memoryhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/commentaries/critical-thinking-oral-tradition-and-ai-eddy-david

19 June 2026 Spoken word pioneer and beatboxer Eddy (DaOriginalOne) David joins Afropolitan Dialogues to unpack a chilling discovery, his own archived history quietly vanishing from Wikipedia and old festival pages. We trace the Royal Ontario Museum protests, the...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Commentaries

Every meal counts: How Frontlines Catering is feeding community and building youth futures in Westonhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/food-and-drink/every-meal-counts-how-frontlines-catering-is-feeding-community-and-building-youth-futures-in-weston

10 May 2026 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, employment training and community food access....

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Food and Drink

Yannis Davy Guibinga is rewriting how the world sees Gabon, one photograph at a timehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/arts-and-culture/yannis-davy-guibinga-is-rewriting-how-the-world-sees-gabon,-one-photograph-at-a-time

08 March 2026 Yannis Davy Guibinga is a Montreal-based photographer and visual artist born in France and raised in Gabon, whose work has become a bold visual record of Black and Pan-African identity. With a client list spanning Apple, Nikon, and Google Arts &...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts & Culture

Kanika Ambrose’s Moonlight Schooner sails into history with poetry, power, and Caribbean soulhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/theatre/kanika-ambrose-moonlight-schooner-sails-into-history

26 October 2025 This fall, playwright Kanika Ambrose brings two worlds to Toronto’s stages: the salt-air mythos of Moonlight Schooner and the snowy heart of The Christmas Market. Through both, she invites audiences to feel the humour, pain, and poetry of Caribbean...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Theatre

AfriCAN 2026: When giants gather, Africa speaks for itselfhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/community/african-2026-when-giants-gather-africa-speaks-for-itself

09 May 2026 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 professionals. Anchored by Masai Ujiri, Boris Kodjoe and...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Community

TOBi headlines AfroVibes Festival as Waterloo Region gears up for a week of culture and communityhttps://afrotoronto.com/things-to-do/featured-events/culture/music-concerts/afrovibes-festival-returns-to-waterloo-region

30 June 2026 AfroVibes Festival returns to Ontario's tri-cities this July with a weeklong lineup of music, dance, comedy, food and community events anchored by five-time Juno Award winner TOBi. Now in its fourth year, the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge celebration...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Music & Concerts