2006

March 17, 2006

Music

AfroToronto Team

This is Muna!

Singer/songwriter Muna Mingole An interview with singer and songwriter Muna Mingole It’s 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning. On the other end of the phone line, songwriter and vocalist Muna Mingole is a read more..

March 15, 2006

Arts and Entertainment

Meres J. Weche

Essence of a Diva

An interview with opera singer Denyce Graves For one night only, tomorrow, March 16th, our city will host one of the most exciting and renowned voices in the operatic world: Denyce Graves. She wil... read more..

March 10, 2006

Commentaries

Undercover Brother

From the Blog: The Calling Game

It's one of the oldest games in the book. We've all been through it. When is it appropriate to call after you exchange phone numbers with that cutie by the bar? Most people's golden rule is two days... read more..

March 09, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Jungle Fever - Part II

It was a cool evening on the streets of Yonge and Bloor as I waited impatiently, shivering from the bone-seeping chill, for the traffic light to rotate to red. A green leaf floated by as if trying to ... read more..

March 02, 2006

Commentaries

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Jungle Fever - Part I

Sisters, you know yourselves. Come on, be honest, and just admit it. Do not lie to yourselves either. Let’s be truthful here because you sure were when you snorted under your breath with anger the las... read more..

March 01, 2006

Commentaries

Meres J. Weche

Our Home and Slave Land?

Dr. Afua Cooper investigates the roots of slavery in Canada "How do we unearth the Black past -- one rooted in slavery? How do we recover the story of Angélique that lies buried in obscurity? The tra... read more..

Why don't black people participate in winter sports?

February 26, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Why don't black people participate in winter sports?

“So try not to laugh when someone says these are the world’s greatest athletes, despite a paucity of blacks that makes the Winter Games look like a GOP convention … So if only to hasten the arri read more..

M-1 drops some science: An interview with one half of the duo Dead Prez

February 23, 2006

Music

AfroToronto Team

M-1 drops some science: An interview with one half of the duo Dead Prez

“Is that an Idinka symbol?” M-1 asks, pointing at the tattoo on my hand. We immediately bond. Clad in an army-green outfit, from the jacket with tiny silver decals finely embroidered on each s read more..

What is Black Canadian Writing?: An analysis of Donna Bailey Nurse's anthology Revival

February 21, 2006

Books

AfroToronto Team

What is Black Canadian Writing?: An analysis of Donna Bailey Nurse's anthology Revival

What is black Canadian writing? What are its defining traits, and what makes it different from other Canadian writing? It seems peculiar to ask these questions, especially since AfroToronto.c read more..

February 20, 2006

Arts and Entertainment

AfroToronto Team

Educating through art

I’m eagerly walking up three flights of stairs after catching a glimpse of Thembi Nyandeni. After seeing Umoja, the captivating, eye-stimulating, well-compiled theatrical masterpiece, it’s a read more..

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale: The Niagara Movement

February 19, 2006

Arts and Entertainment

Meres J. Weche

The Nathaniel Dett Chorale: The Niagara Movement

An interview with Founder and Artistic Director Brainerd Blyden-Taylor AND God stepped out into space, And He looked around and said, “I’m lonely— I’ll make me a world.” And far as the eye ... read more..

February 16, 2006

Music

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

The man behind Three Mo' Tenors

Although he is rarely seen in the spotlight, he is the man behind Three Mo’ Tenors. Choreographer and director Marion J. Caffey was born in Gainsville, Florida and lives in New York with his w read more..

February 15, 2006

Dance

Meres J. Weche

The Souls of COBA Folk

An interview with BaKari E. Lindsay, Artistic Co-Founder of COBA Collective Of Black Artists Tonight, COBA (Collective of Black Artists) will be premiering an electrifying dance performance entitled ... read more..

February 14, 2006

Music

Adele Ambrose

Kush: The new age in Jazz

The evening was billed as a celebration launch for Jazz by Genre with the incredible Roy Ayers, and a great evening was to be expected. But the biggest surprise was the stellar opening act, KUSH read more..

February 13, 2006

Visual Arts

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Meet Georgia Fullerton-Morgan

Marriage and motherhood had kept her away from the artistic scene for a few years, but she is back with a bang. Not only is she currently a board member and participating artist for the Associ read more..

Beyond Black Athena - Rewriting history: It's about time

February 12, 2006

Books

Meres J. Weche

Beyond Black Athena - Rewriting history: It's about time

"Now the Ethiopians, as historians relate, were the first of all men and the proofs of this statement, they say, are manifest." - Diodorus of Sicily (Book III: 2) Recently, I attended an inspiring e read more..

February 09, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

MSN Generation

With a fellow volunteer, I recently discussed the popularity of instant messaging (which includes MSN Messenger, Yahoo, AIM, and ICQ) among young people during our weekly tutoring session at o read more..

Canadian Black History just one click away

February 05, 2006

Community

AfroToronto Team

Canadian Black History just one click away

“African Canadian students need to feel affirmed, be aware of the contributions made by other Blacks in Canada, have role models, and understand the social forces that have shaped and influenced their... read more..

From the Blog: I'm too Sexy for Valentine's Day

February 02, 2006

Commentaries

Undercover Brother

From the Blog: I'm too Sexy for Valentine's Day

For the first time in a couple of years, I'll be single again for Valentine's Day. No, this is not a lament. In fact, I'm enjoying the carefree break of not having to plan anything special this year.... read more..

The Great Innovator: A review of Andrew Moodie''s play The Real McCoy

January 31, 2006

Theatre

AfroToronto Team

The Great Innovator: A review of Andrew Moodie''s play The Real McCoy

The Toronto theatre scene has been bursting with talent and originality in the last few years, thanks to the influx of diverse stories, but mostly because of the talent of young actors, writer read more..

January 30, 2006

Music

AfroToronto Team

DIY success story - Meet Toronto musical duo: The Carps

“Seize the Day” not only serves as a partial definition of the name of the duo of Jahmal Tonge and Neil White but also sufficiently describes their philosophy in creating their music and how t read more..

January 29, 2006

Dance

Meres J. Weche

The Betrayal Project: The erotic dance of heartbreak

"What I have tried to do, as seamlessly as possible, is to bring the pure movement and the theatrical element and try to make them one. So that we are not moving from a theatrical scene to a dance mom read more..

January 27, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Do we still need Black History Month?

"When you control a man's thinking, you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder.”--Dr. Carter Woodson read more..

Black Athena III: The culture wars strike back

January 24, 2006

Books

Meres J. Weche

Black Athena III: The culture wars strike back

Could Greek philosophy be rooted in Egyptian thought? Is it possible that the Pythagorean theory was conceived on the shores of the Nile and the Euphrates rather than in ancient Greece? Could it be th... read more..

January 23, 2006

Spoken Word

Adele Ambrose

Sisters with voices

Upfromtheroots has been providing enriching entertainment for over a decade, and the annual When Sisters Speak event has become a poetry staple in Toronto. It was, therefore, quite alarming to read more..

Out of control: An analysis of the solutions proposed to Toronto’s gun violence

January 17, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Out of control: An analysis of the solutions proposed to Toronto’s gun violence

The city of Toronto is in upheaval with regard to the extreme gun violence of the last year. This situation has caused the community to continue to undergo increasing separation, away from the read more..

January 15, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

But can we get the kids to church?

Last year, I was invited as a guest commentator on CBC’s Metro Morning to discuss the “Boston Miracle,” a method that was used to decrease the crime rate in the more impoverished neighbourhood read more..

January 12, 2006

Commentaries

AfroToronto Team

Dying to vote

“Imagination is more important than knowledge,” Albert Einstein once said.I thought of those words recently as I read an article on James Earl Chaney, one of the young men whose murder is dram read more..

January 10, 2006

Commentaries

Undercover Brother

From the Blog: Get your Google on

In this postmodern technological age where coffee shops have free Internet zones, Blackberries have replaced the traditional Playa’s black book, and hookups and even break-ups are done on Yahoo and MS... read more..

January 09, 2006

Books

Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Who is Karen Richardson? - Part II

What has the public response to your book T-Dot Griots so far? The public response has been great. We officially launched T-Dot Griots in February at the Kuumba Festival, and we received good read more..

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