Windsor is gearing up to host its first-ever Black film festival next month, promising to celebrate and showcase achievements in Black filmmaking and storytelling. Scheduled to take place at downtown’s Armouries Theatre from August 16 to 18, the Windsor International Black Film Festival (WIBFF) will feature a diverse lineup of approximately 15 films from around […]
An exclusive interview with the Caribbean Camera. Gregory Fergus speaks about his new role as Speaker of the House Meet Gregory Cristophe Fergus, Canada’s first Black Speaker of the House of Commons. Fergus, 54, Member of Parliament for the riding of Hull-Aylmer since October 2015, was elected Speaker last September following the resignation of Anthony […]
A Burundian Christmas By Aline Nizigama Haguruka Burundian Women Association The Republic of Burundi is a small landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction of the African Great Lakes region and East Africa. It is bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and southeast, and the Democratic Republic of […]
Sometimes it’s best to face Christmas than try to escape it By Fay Schopen Can you ever truly escape Christmas? In 2007, I discovered that you cannot, no matter how hard you try. I was living in New York, studying for a master’s degree. My boyfriend at the time, who lived in London, was flying […]
The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Founded in 1989 by Bryan Stevenson, a widely acclaimed public interest lawyer and best-selling author of Just […]
Jamaicans celebrated the life and legacy of Black nationalist leader Marcus Mosiah Garvey on Sunday at the annual Boonoonoonoos brunch held at the Jamaican Canadian Centre in Toronto. In the keynote address at the brunch, Thando Hyman, an adjunct professor at York University’s faculty of education, reminded the gathering that Garvey’s aim was “to build […]
Tobago-born actors Winston Duke and Dominique Jackson are raising their stock with new TV roles. Duke and Jackson will both be appearing in new shows on screens in the near future. Duke, who broke out with his role as M’baku in the ‘Black Panther’ and Avengers movies and in the Jordan Peele thriller ‘Us’, will […]
After losing his right leg to diabetes, a stalwart of our music industry will be given a grand concert in appreciation of his contributions to the calypso tradition in Guyana. At the helm of the planning is Calypso Judge, Mr. Cecil Semple, an ex-member of the Guyana Police Force who is also an avid reader […]
