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AstroSankofa and the Final Frontier: Reclaiming who gets to be seen in sci-fi
Who gets to be seen in stories about the future? That’s just one of the questions raised at a special Black History Month event hosted by AstroSankofa Arts Initiatives, titled “Beyond Uhura: A Conversation on Star Trek, Afrofuturism & Representation.”
Toronto-based author Debra Williams brings her grandmother’s revolutionary love for her son to life in ‘Church Hat’
There is a photograph Debra Williams holds close to her heart. In it, an image of her mother and maternal grandmother, wearing large, wide-brimmed church hats. Every time she looks at it, not only does she smile, but it serves as the inspiration for Williams’ first children’s book, Church Hat.
OYA Black Arts Coalition welcomes Kadon Douglas as its inaugural Executive Director
OYA Black Arts Coalition (OBAC) is delighted to introduce Kadon Douglas as the organization’s first Executive Director.
First-ever Somali-Canadian narrative feature film shot in Canada wins Audience Choice Award at sold-out world premiere
A Tribe Called Love is making its world premiere on October 18, 2025 at the Reelworld Film Festival in Toronto. This is the first Somali-Canadian narrative feature film shot entirely in Canada, and its highly anticipated premiere sold out within days.
Award-winning musician, Joy Lapps, sets the stage for the future of steelpan with the Canadian Steelpan Industry Conference
In time for World Steelpan Day, Girl in the Yard presents Canada’s inaugural conference that centres the history and future potential of the steelpan.
Composer Larnell Lewis earns second JUNO nomination for Jazz Album of the Year (Solo)
Lewis’s album, Slice of Life, celebrates fatherhood and the influence of his Caribbean heritage.