The making of future surgeons: How community mentorship is transforming healthcare accesshttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/community/the-making-of-future-surgeons

11 February 2026 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...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Community

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...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Visual Arts

AMPLIFY Season 4 puts the future of Black Canadian entertainment front and centrehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/music/amplify-season-4-puts-the-future-of-black-canadian-entertainment-front-and-centre

14 May 2026 the fourth season of AMPLIFY, its weekly visual podcast series. Hosted by Alicia "Ace" West and Tresor Gray, Season 4 features 12 episodes exploring the future of the entertainment business, including the impact of AI on music, shifting conversations...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Music

Breville Barista Touch Impress brings café ritual homehttps://afrotoronto.com/shop/shopping-articles/home/breville-barista-touch-impress-brings-café-ritual-home

28 January 2026 The Breville Barista Touch Impress turns everyday coffee drinkers into confident home baristas. With guided brewing, automatic tamping, and café-quality milk texturing, it recreates the coffee shop experience at home without the intimidation. The line...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Home

Gap Low Rise '90s Loose Jeans bring the decade's best denim backhttps://afrotoronto.com/shop/shopping-articles/womenswear/gap-low-rise-90s-loose-jeans-bring-the-decade-s-best-denim-back

26 February 2026 a low, 10-inch rise and a relaxed fit through the hip and thigh, these jeans channel the effortless slouch of the decade that defined casual dressing. Available in Regular, Tall, and Petite fits with multiple inseam lengths, they're a versatile,...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Womenswear

Brampton's Black Health and Social Services Hub finds its permanent homehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/community/brampton-s-black-health-and-social-services-hub-finds-its-permanent-home

11 April 2026 The Black Health and Social Services Hub in Brampton is opening a permanent home at 19 Rutherford Road South, marking a pivotal step in delivering culturally affirming, integrated care to Black, African, and Caribbean communities across Peel Region....

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Community

Movement, memory, and becoming at Union Station during Black History Monthhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/community/movement,-memory,-and-becoming-at-union-station-during-black-history-month

03 February 2026 A major Black History Month exhibition arrives at Union Station. A Kind of Order transforms daily transit into a space for reflection, memory, and becoming. One of Toronto’s most familiar public spaces is set to take on a new rhythm this February. As...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Community

SummerWorks 2026 marks its 36th edition with its most globally connected program to datehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/arts/summerworks-2026-marks-its-36th-edition

30 June 2026 SummerWorks Performance Festival returns August 6–16, 2026, with its most internationally diverse edition in 36 years. Themed Fight | Flight, the festival features 35 projects from artists across 10 countries, including world premieres, site-specific...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Arts

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 argue, and dream their way through a long, restless night. In their laughter and longing lives the pulse of an entire generation — the Windrush generation — searching for freedom on the edges of empire. That imagined night forms the heart of Moonlight...

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

Canada Post honours the pioneers who shaped Canadian hip-hophttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/music/canada-post-honours-the-pioneers-who-shaped-canadian-hip-hop

29 January 2026 and Muzion. The release recognizes the artists who have shaped Canada’s hip-hop identity across languages, regions, and generations. On January 27, Canada Post quietly made history in plain sight. With the unveiling of its 2026 Black History Month stamp...

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• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Music

Black Toronto mapped in memory and movementhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/community/black-toronto-mapped-in-memory-and-movement

11 February 2026 histories trace Black Toronto’s joy, memory, and resistance. An immersive Queen’s Park exhibit brings the archive to life. At Queen’s Park this week, the stories of Black Toronto are unfolding in the Lieutenant Governor’s Suite, carried by voices...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Community

George Brown honours William Peyton Hubbard with Chef School atrium naminghttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/community/george-brown-honours-william-peyton-hubbard-with-chef-school-atrium-naming

16 February 2026 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

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 McKenzie's viral brownie shop to Milkyas Tefera's Ethiopian coffee roastery, these establishments offer far more than great food. They represent cultural identity, community pride, and entrepreneurial excellence. Here's your guide to five Black-owned...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Food and Drink

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

Unity Drum Fest brings the world's rhythms to Nathan Phillips Squarehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/city-life/unity-drum-fest-brings-the-world-s-rhythms-to-nathan-phillips-square

01 June 2026 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...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: City Life

Health leaders convene to fix Black maternal care in Torontohttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/community/health-leaders-convene-to-fix-black-maternal-care-in-toronto

09 April 2026 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

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...

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• Author: AfroToronto Team
• Category: Community

Expanding culturally safe Black maternal care: A new partnership strengthening families across the GTAhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/news/community/expanding-culturally-safe-black-maternal-care

29 November 2025 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

Triple threat, fully embodied: Allison Edwards-Crewe on craft, community, and Canadian theatrehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/arts-and-culture/triple-threat,-fully-embodied-allison-edwards-crewe-on-craft,-community,-and-canadian-theatre

20 December 2025 A Christmas Carol as a “heart forward” ritual anchors a wide-ranging conversation with Allison Edwards-Crewe on artistic craft, the discipline of a triple-threat practice, and the responsibilities that come with carrying classic work today. Together,...

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

Who shapes Canada’s AI future and who is missing from the tablehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/business-and-innovation/who-shapes-canada’s-ai-future-and-who-is-missing-from-the-table

20 December 2025 As artificial intelligence accelerates across Canadian institutions, questions of bias and accountability are becoming impossible to ignore. A new episode of the Canadian Bar Association’s Verdicts & Voices podcast brings Black legal scholars to the...

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• Author: News Editor
• Category: Business and Innovation