16 Nov 2024

Category: New This Month

New This Month

Senate honours Black artists 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 Two works by internationally acclaimed Black Canadian artists were installed outside the Red Chamber on September 18, 2020 — the first art display in the Senate arranged…

PSAC resignations follow article by Black manager 

Clash over article by Black manager leads to high-profile resignations at PSAC Amanda Pfeffer ·  CBC News · Posted: Sep 25, 2020 Canada’s largest public service union, the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC), is…

Superior court rules against Business racism 

Black business owners win against racism in Ontario Superior Court decision By Amira Elghawaby Contributing ColumnistTue., Sept. 22, 2020 Lassie Charles was almost ready to give up. She told her husband…

Canadian government support for Black businesses 

Trudeau announces cash for loans, support to Black Canadian entrepreneurs Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits alongside HXOUSE co-founder Ahmed Ismail, as he meets with Black entrepreneurs at HXOUSE in Toronto,…

Black Canadians at higher risk of Covid 19 

Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why Antibody study could help inform policies to minimize risk in Black communities Emily Chung, Vik Adhopia, Melanie Glanz · CBC News · Posted:…

Take BLM sign down: Anonymous letter 

Anonymous letter tells Stittsville resident to take down Black Lives Matter lawn sign The letter to Wendy Knight Agard contained a few terse sentences chastising her for the sign she…

Plaques set up of Canadian slave owners 

Person who erected them has chosen to stay anonymous Ania Bessonov · CBC News · Posted: Aug 23, 2020 1872 comments Temporary plaques exposing the history of the families behind some of Toronto’s street…

Barefoot ballet dancer wins scholarship 

Nigerian boy gains fame with dance video as stars pay homage Lekan Oyekanmi and Jonathan Landrum Jr. Friday, August 21, 2020 Ballet student Anthony Mmesoma Madu, center, dances in the…