2006

August 02, 2006

Commentaries

Undercover Brother

Love Games

The masks, the tricks and the dinner mints I recently decided to venture out to the Harbourfront Theatre dateless to catch the play I'm Not a Dinner Mint (... the Crap Women Swallow to Keep a Relat... read more..

July 31, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Can I get an attitude change with that?

It’s a Friday night and I’m meeting a date to go have some good Caribbean food. We’ve heard great things about this restaurant and look forward to checking it out. We get there and start getting comfo... read more..

July 25, 2006

Movies

Meres J. Weche

Setting history straight

An Interview with Filmmaker Keith Beauchamp on the Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till “I'm going to make an example of you” - J.W. Milam to Emmett Till Today marks the birthday read more..

From the Blog: My Summer Dating Report - Part I

July 24, 2006

Commentaries

Undercover Brother

From the Blog: My Summer Dating Report - Part I

This summer has been a most interesting one for me as far as learning about my own, sometimes unconscious, dating patterns. My experiences with three very different women gave me a whole different per... read more..

July 19, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Sisters and Singledom

The word single has replaced the stigma-laden word spinster, which used to be an offensive term for a woman, especially one who is no longer young or is of advanced years, who has never married. These... read more..

July 17, 2006

Arts and Entertainment

AfroToronto Team

A Passion for storytelling

An interview with Jemeni, radio co-host and spoken word artist You’ve probably heard her over the airwaves delivering the entertainment news on Flow 93.5’s Morning Rush. A multi-talented writer... read more..

July 14, 2006

Books

AfroToronto Team

He Talk Like a White Boy

A Review of Joseph C. Phillips'' Reflections on Faith, Family, Politics, and Authenticity "I have grown tired of hearing people badmouth America. I love my country and claim it as my own because I read more..

July 12, 2006

Arts and Entertainment

Meres J. Weche

A brave new comics world

>> Anthony Stanberry (centre), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Justin Stanberry, Executive Director and Jermaine Smith, Director of Music Development An interview with Anthony Stanberry read more..

July 12, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Holding out to hold on

I apply a bit of scented lotion to my shoulders, making sure everything is trimmed, waxed, lubed, and oiled. Sound familiar, ladies? Now that you’re reminding yourself of a Jeep, you're ready! Friday ... read more..

July 11, 2006

Music

AfroToronto Team

The Mayor of the Neighbourhood

An interview with musical legend Joe Bataan Joe Bataan is a living legend. You may never have heard of him, but he is, in his own words, an underground cult favourite. From Boogaloo (Latin Soul) to D... read more..

July 10, 2006

Theatre

AfroToronto Team

I am not a dinnermint!

Rachael-Lea Rickards and Trey Anthony have teamed up to write an entertaining, thoughtful play that will inspire women of all cultures to redefine their relationships. I am not a Dinner Mint…the... read more..

Basic Training: An interview with Kahlil Ashanti

July 09, 2006

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

Basic Training: An interview with Kahlil Ashanti

“There’s some words that I think people aren’t used to hearing. Words that we in the Black community don’t particularly care for. But I thought, I owe it to the audience to tell them what really hap read more..

July 04, 2006

Community

AfroToronto Team

The Hidden Politics of the Black Hair

An Interview with the White Guy Who Uncovered the Korean Domination of the Black Hair Industry Aron Ranen is a gifted filmmaker and professor who has received a litany of accolades for his groundbrea... read more..

Copper Woman: An Interview with Afua Cooper

July 02, 2006

Books

Meres J. Weche

Copper Woman: An Interview with Afua Cooper

Fresh from her still unfinished cross-Canada book tour for her much-acclaimed The Hanging of Angélique, the beloved Toronto-based professor of history and dub poet Afua C read more..

June 30, 2006

Arts and Entertainment

AfroToronto Team

Review of the urbanNOISE Festival

The location of the first annual urbanNOISE festival was bittersweet. Located in the parking lot of the Albion Centre in Rexdale, the revellers consisted of pre-teen girls with oh-so-cute outfits an read more..

Excuse me, can you help me with your baggage?

June 28, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Excuse me, can you help me with your baggage?

Shoot, all I can say is he’s kind, he’s got a great sense of humour and the looks to match. He’s the perfect height, and he looks good in everything he wears. The man has a stable job, lives alone, a... read more..

The Klan Coming to Your Town? Who Ya Gonna Call?

June 27, 2006

Community

AfroToronto Team

The Klan Coming to Your Town? Who Ya Gonna Call?

Interview with Daryle Jenkins, the Klanbuster Everybody admires the bravery firemen exhibit by rushing into a burning building when the human survival instinct calls for exactly the opposite behavi read more..

June 26, 2006

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

The Dora Mavor Moore Awards 2006

A Great Night for Black Theatre Each year, the Dora Mavor Moore Awards (The Doras) celebrate and reward the best of Toronto’s performing arts scene. Last night, at the 27th annual Doras, the Black T read more..

June 16, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Oprah's Hip Hop Nightmare - Part II

The Debate about Negative Hip Hop Despising the negative lyrics of some hip-hop artists is not a crime. It is most certainly a sentiment that Oprah shares with very many people. It’s also a topic tha... read more..

June 14, 2006

Music

Adele Ambrose

Catching Up with Traci Melchor

She’s a veteran writer and journalist, a new mom to twins (double the fun), and soon to be a radio personality. Perhaps you’ve seen her as a Much More Music VJ or host of Style V.I.P.? Who is read more..

June 09, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

I Want to Be a Superstar

With the bombarding proliferation of reality shows that promise instant celebrity and the long list of people who audition for them, many of them ready to spend sleepless nights lining up for a chance... read more..

Setting Things Straight: An interview with Toronto actor Rhoma Spencer

June 01, 2006

Theatre

AfroToronto Team

Setting Things Straight: An interview with Toronto actor Rhoma Spencer

It only took me a few moments to realize that Rhoma Spencer is proud of where she comes from. She is aware of the vastness of her abilities. And she is confident about what she will achieve and read more..

May 31, 2006

Movie Reviews

AfroToronto Team

The Diary of a Tired Black Man

Director Tim Alexander Defends Film Which Takes Aim at Angry Sisters BACKGROUND: CLICK HERE to see a clip of the upcoming U.S.-release film Rarely does a film generate a lot of controversy even bef... read more..

May 30, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Go Back To Your Country!

Do Some People Have More of a Right to Live in Canada than Others? I love Toronto. It is one of the most multicultural cities in the world, and that is what attracted me to it. Over half of Torontoni... read more..

androgyne: Matters of queerness and community - Part Il of interview with D'bi Young

May 26, 2006

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

androgyne: Matters of queerness and community - Part Il of interview with D'bi Young

“I feel like our sexuality has been shaped so much by the diasporic experience of enslaved African peoples that I feel that if we were to take the time to investigate our sexuality more, that we read more..

May 24, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Vera Wang or Therez Fleetwood?

Last week, one of the Afrotoronto readers who was reacting to the Are You Size Sexy article brought up an interesting topic. He mentioned that some of the issues with size discrimination, demonstratin... read more..

May 21, 2006

Theatre

Meres J. Weche

Killing Me Softly with This Dub

An Interview with D''bi Young - Part l “It’s unfortunate that in Western society, this sort of liberal individualism has encouraged people to sort of streamline themselves and put themselves into a read more..

May 18, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Are You Size Sexy?

What do Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé Knowles, Marilyn Monroe, Naomi Campbell, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Carmen Electra, Halle Berry, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alek Wek, Sandra Oh and Nicole Kidman h read more..

May 16, 2006

Movies

Meres J. Weche

Blacks and Jews: Is the Beef Kosher?

An interview with documentary filmmaker Marc Levin about Brooklyn Babylon and the Toronto Jewish Film Festival As I rushed into a crammed TTC subway car on a usual rush-hour morning a few weeks ago read more..

May 15, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Do You Know Where that Latte Came From?

Have you ever wondered whether some small gesture on your part could make a difference in the lives of people in, say…Africa, Asia or The Caribbean? I am not referring to the few coins many of us drop... read more..

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