Society & Culture

Founded in 1972, the Harriet Tubman Community Organization Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the Greater Toronto Area’s diverse community. Initially the organization focused on providing programming for youth, but over the years it has expanded its services to address a broader spectrum of the […]

The Collective Of Black Artists (COBA) COBA was founded in 1993 by Junia Mason, Charmaine Headley, BaKari E. Lindsay (formerly Eddison B. Lindsay) and Mosa Neshama (formerly Kim McNeilly). They were four Black dancers fired with the raw passion to fill a void on Toronto’s arts scene by constructing a […]

If you haven’t been living under a rock in Canada over the last few weeks, you’ve been consumed with the hotly-contested debate over user-based Internet billing in Canada. At the heart of the issue, which is being fought over between the CRTC(Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission) , major telecoms and […]

The “Baby Boyz Dance Group” is a group of eight diversely trained male dancers under the direction of Artistic Director and choreographer, Trevor Brown. The company incorporates many genres weaving a creative identity that is compelling, moving, athletic and explosive dedicated to the creation of original works that celebrate the […]

On February 1, 2011, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) marked the beginning of Black History Month with the launch of a new, online black history museum. “Canadian Black History: an Interactive Experience” can be accessed through the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) website at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/games/teachers-corner/black-history-month.asp . In this episode, we […]

Today is the first day of Black History Month. One of the staples of Black History Month is Robert Small’s Legacy Enterprises “Legacy 2011” posted “A Million Ways To Succeed’ featuring five successful business people. Billionaire Michael Lee-Chin of Portland Holdings Inc. (http://www.portlandholdings.com/ ), millionaire Delores Lawrence of Nursing and […]

Diane Clemons, wife of Mike “Pinball” Clemons, will make her first appearance in the production bringing her powerful and soulful voice. Diane shares with us on how much gospel music has been a part of her life and why she is so excited to be part of “The Evolution Of […]