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By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — It was a fitting tribute to the late Archie Alleyne, Canadian jazz legend, when many of Canada’s finest musicians, his family, friends and fans gathered to celebrate the man who loved ...

Photo above: Designed by Dominic Hutch. On July 18, Joan Pierre and Associates, as part of the cultural component of the Toronto Pan Am Games — Panamania — is presenting Cuttin’ Style, a Caribbean gala fashion show and dinner. The ...

TORONTO, Ontario — Director Sharon Lewis has launched a crowd-funding campaign to create the first Caribbean-Canadian sci-fi feature film, Brown Girl in the Ring: The Prequel. The film depicts a coming-of-age story, set in a futuristic ghetto, and inspired by ...

The above photo is of veteran actor and producer, Marcia Brown, CEO of Marcia Brown Productions (MBP). Marcia Brown Productions (MBP) is in its 15th year of producing a theatrical stage play in the GTA for Father’s Day Weekend. This ...

The above photo shows Archie Alleyne receiving his Member of the Order of Canada honour from Governor General David Johnston. TORONTO, Ontario – Canadian jazz pioneer, Archie Alleyne, who was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the African ...

Photo above is of cast members in a scene from the “Whose Vagina Is It, Really?” movie trailer. Photo by Vanessa Malloy. TORONTO, Ontario — Author, actress, social commentator, and now emerging filmmaker, Sandy Daley, who wrote the highly received ...

TORONTO, Ontario — One of Canada’s most exciting and talented youth performing arts companies, The Toronto Children’s Concert Choir and Performing Arts Company (TC3) is staging its annual Spring production and fundraising concert on Saturday June 6, at the Jane ...

Photo above: A boy, a sheep and a stunning mountain landscape, the three stars of ‘Lamb’, Ethiopia’s first entry in France’s prestigious Cannes International Film Festival, a film which subtly highlights gender issues, the ravages of drought and the isolation that comes ...

Above is photo of Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Photo credit: Beowulf Sheehan/PEN American Center By Lisa Vives IPS Correspondent   NEW YORK, New York (IPS) — Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, co-curator of a spectacular World Voices week with over ...

Photo above is of Imam Baksh. The second year of winners of a unique literary award that provides thousands of youth across the Caribbean region, each year, with access to exciting new titles were announced on May 1. The 2015 award ...