By Janica Maya (@janicamaya) The mainstream image of a vegan diet often excludes Black people from the dominant narrative.
By Elesha Nicholls Poverty, violence, and a lack of resources are some of the reasons for a community to be unable to rise to their full potential. A group of young people from Queens Plate, in Rexdale, realized the need for a program for the youth and decided they would help to make a change. The Rexdale Youth Mentorship was therefore, born.
By Muniyra Douglas
A few years ago, it wasn’t a shock if you didn’t see images of Black people performing cosplay. It was normal. But with the passion and hard work from some amazing, trailblazing cosplayers, these images are more readily available. Cosplay is costume roleplay, typically performed at festivals like Comicon and Anime North. Super fans get a chance to dress up as their favorite sci-fi, fantasy, anime, and comic book characters. For some, cosplay culture is their life - it is part of their identity. By Aaron Zaretsky
There are many Black Canadian women who were born in the GTA, who have had a strong impact in their field. A lot of them are from the past, however below are FOUR present day Black Canadian women from the GTA who have made groundbreaking triumphs in their respected fields. By Aaron Zaretsky
Black History Month is a time to reflect and appreciate all the black men and women who have inspired, invented, innovated, pioneered, and shaped historical breakthroughs, we as the World know it today. This Black History Month we reflect and appreciate five black inventors whose inventions are commonly used to date, while others serve as major historic innovations. By Muniyra Douglas
This narrative is always curated to an audience in a way that does not represent the full picture of any group of people, especially of African people. – Sylvia Bawa, Assistant Professor of Sociology, York University. |
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