Barnett appointed CARICOM Secretary General
Photo credit: CARICOM. CARICOM Appoints First Female Secretary-General August 17, 2021 GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, August 17, 2021) — Dr Carla Barnett, a Belize-born economist, was installed, yesterday, as the new —…
Tcheuyap named U of T’s head of international student experience
(Photo by Johnny Guatto) Alexie Tcheuyap, a professor of French whose scholarship focuses on African literary, cinema and media studies, has been appointed the University of Toronto’s associate vice-president and…
Montreal man sentenced to 18 years for buying African girl to use as sex slave
Sylvain Villemaire has been sentenced to 18 years in prison (photo: Facebook) MONTREAL — A Montreal man convicted of buying an eight-year-old girl in Africa and bringing her back to…
Standing Tall…Black Women’s Triumph
A celebratory and enlightening workshop for and about Black women By Vive Akugha Sunday 27 June, 2021 As part of its continuing public education series, the Afro-Canadian Caribbean Association (ACCA)…
Community program brings youth, artists, police together
Overbrook community program bringing in youth, local artists, police to counter hate crime The program will get youth thinking about the impacts of discrimination and hate crime. by Taylor Blewett…
Elmi appointed to Ontario Court of Justice
Justice of the Peace Mahamud Hussein Elmi was a police officer and civilian member with the Ottawa Police Service for 18 years. He was the founding executive director of the Somali…
MacSween is Hamilton Police first Black female Superintendent
Treena MacSween is Hamilton Police Service’s first Black female Superintendent News July 8, 2021 As the winner of an essay detailing what she would do to make a difference in…
Unicorn teaches kids gender identity
Kingston-area school board uses a virtual unicorn to create more inclusive environment. CTV’s Kimberley Johnson reports. KINGSTON — Understanding gender rights and diversity can be difficult for kids and their…
Jaku Konbit and Flo’s Seniors support Black Seniors
by Vive Akugha Wednesday, 5 May, 2021 BIA Media aired the pre-recorded interviews from individuals linked to the Jaku Konbit and Flo’s Seniors collaboration. It aired on the 5th of…
Black doctor cleared of Covid misconduct
Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola is calling for an apology from the premier Judy Trinh · CBC News · Jun 04, 2021 The defence team for Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola is calling for an “unequivocal apology”…