Why Arsenal FC holds a special place in the hearts of the Black communityhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/commentaries/why-arsenal-fc-holds-a-special-place-in-the-hearts-of-the-black-community

26 May 2026 Arsenal FC carries a meaning that runs far deeper than trophies and table standings. For millions of Black fans worldwide, the north London club represents identity, pride and cultural belonging. Rooted in historically Black neighbourhoods like Hackney...

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

Soul, storytelling, and Divine Brown’s UnCovered journeyhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/arts-entertainment/soul,-storytelling,-and-divine-brown’s-uncovered-journey

14 November 2025 Divine Brown reflects on reimagining pop icons at UnCovered: Madonna & Cher, tracing the soulful journey that shaped her voice, storytelling, and her place in Toronto’s creative community. In this episode of Afropolitan Dialogues, Toronto’s own Divine...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Arts and Entertainment

Athleisure: Where fitness meets fashion for every lifestylehttps://afrotoronto.com/shop/shopping-articles/athleisure-where-fitness-meets-fashion-for-every-lifestyle

02 April 2025 Athleisure has bridged the gap between fitness and fashion, evolving from gym wear to a lifestyle trend. Combining performance fabrics with stylish designs suits workouts, workdays, and weekends. This article explores athleisure’s rise, key trends, and...

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

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

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

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

This Week's Film Reviews ( Feb 13th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-feb-13th,-2026

24 January 2026 3 excellent films open this weekend. SIRAT, the TFCA's choice for Best International Feature, MY FATHER'S SHADOW and PILLION, a different take on a love story. Lots to enjoy for the Valentine's Day weekend. VALENTINE'S DAY FILM REVIEWS: AN AMERICAN...

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• Author: Gilbert Seah
• Category: Movie Reviews

This Week's Film Reviews ( Apr 24th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-apr-20th,-2026

17 April 2026 FILM REVIEWS: APEX (USA/UK/Ireland 2026) *** Directed by Baltasar Kormákur (to be posted) Apex is a 2026 survival action thriller film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, written by Jeremy Robbins, and starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana....

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

Elements of style: Leading men at TIFF50https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/fashion-and-style/elements-of-style-leading-men-at-tiff50

11 October 2025 A visual odyssey through swagger, poise, and cinematic gravitas under Toronto’s festival lights. The red carpet at TIFF50 unfolded as more than a parade of premieres — it was a stage for presence, posture, and personality distilled into fabric and...

• Type: Article
• Author: Meres J. Weche
• Category: Fashion and Style

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...

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

This Week's Film Reviews ( June 19th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-june-19th,-2026

11 June 2026 FILM REVIEWS: BLIND LOVE (Taiwan 2025) *** Directed by Julian Chou Married Shu-yi (Ariel Lin) appears to lead an enviable life. Her husband is a rising star on his way to becoming president of a hospital, her younger son is an inquisitive child just...

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

The Christmas Movieshttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/the-christmas-movies-2

21 November 2025 FILM REVIEWS: 10DANCE (Japan 2025) ** Directed by Keishi Otomo The recent 2025 film KOKUBO directed by Lee Sang-il is a gripping tale of friendship and rivalry in the world of Kamigata kabuki. The film 10DANCE bears a close resemblance to the film. The...

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

Remembering who you are: Melvin D. Bakandika on worthiness, myth, and the quiet power of self-recognitionhttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/remembering-who-you-are

19 December 2025 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

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,...

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

This Week's Film Reviews ( March 13th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-march-13th,-2026

03 March 2026 FILM REVIEWS: BODYCAM (Canada 2025) ** Directed by Brandon Christensen Two police officers investigate a domestic dispute, and there is an accidental shooting. Not wanting to be crucified by the public, the officers attempt to cover it up - only to...

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

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

This Week's Film Reviews ( Mar 20th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-mar-20th,-2026

14 March 2026 FILM REVIEWS: MIROIR No. 3 (Germany 2025) ***½ Directed by Christian Pertzold MIROIR No. 3 is a character study of the subjects on screen and a moody character study at that. Though one can say that nothing much happens in terms of action, there are...

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

The Agege burger, the suya spice, and the Lagos-born chef changing Toronto's food scenehttps://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/lifestyle/food-and-drink/lagos-born-chef-changing-toronto-food-scene

12 May 2026 Chef Tolu Okojie is the founder of Greelz, a Nigerian Afro-fusion restaurant with two Toronto locations participating in ByBlacks Restaurant Week 2026 (May 11–17). From catering out of a home kitchen to running one of the city's most talked-about food...

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

This Week's Film Reviews ( May 22nd, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-may-22nd,-2026

17 May 2026 FILM REVIEWS DEPARTURES (UK 2025) *** Directed by Neil ElyLloyd Eyre-Morgan When gay films first showed up on the radar, there were so many themes not yet covered. Themes like coming out, doing tricks, AIDs, bath houses, social unacceptance, and first...

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

This Week's Film Reviews ( June 26th, 2026)https://afrotoronto.com/content/articles/movie-reviews/this-week-s-film-reviews-june-26th,-2026

21 June 2026 FILM REVIEWS: BEST BETS for the week: BLOOD LINES COUTURE DISCLOSURE DAY SHOOT THE PEOPLE IN THE HAND OF DANTE (Netflix) UNIDENTIFIED FILM REVIEWS: ANIMALS IN WAR (Ukraine/Germany 2025) *** Directed by Sviatoslav Kostiuk, Andriy Lidahovskyi, Alexei...

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