Pride News Canada's Leader In African Canadian & Caribbean News, Views & Lifestyle

On Saturday, February 21, 2015 the African Canadian Achievement Awards (ACAA) celebrated its 30th anniversary at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Below are some photos from the event. All photos courtesy of Bruce Ramsay.

Photo above: Several women from the Black, African Canadian and Caribbean community were the recipients of the 7th annual Viola Desmond Awards. Among them are (from right to left): Omolara Bukare, Oluwatobi Taiwo, Marsh Brown accepting for her daughter, Kia, and ...

Photo above is of the late Vincent Lai. Photo courtesy of the Lai family. By Michael Van Cooten Pride Publisher/Editor MARKHAM, Ontario – “I was going to introduce myself as Richard; however over the past couple of days, I have discovered that I ...

Photo above: The project leaders are (from left-right): Dauna Jones-Simmonds, Dr. Denise O’Neil Green and Dr. Jean Augustine. Photo by Lincoln Depradine. By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer A trio of African-Canadian females is spearheading an attempt to document, and ...

Photo above is of Stacey Marie Robinson. Photo by Lincoln Depradine. By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Stacey Marie Robinson, founder of Kya Publishing, has just hosted her second “Toronto Urban Book Expo’’. And, she says she intends ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – The celebration of February as Black History Month, African Heritage Month or African Liberation has ended for many but a group of historians is ensuring that the history of black people ...

BRAMPTON, Ontario — Approximately 250 patrons braved inclement snowy weather to attend the 14th Annual Black History Month Concert on Saturday, February 21. The event was hosted by the Peel United Cultural Partners, a collaboration of the Congress of Black Women of Canada – Brampton Chapter and the ...

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – A 33-year-old Canadian national appeared in court, Tuesday, on charges related to the drowning death of a four-year old, last month. Police said, Sahab Jamshidi, a medical student from Hamilton in the Canadian province of ...

Photo above: Founder’s Award of Distinction recipient, Jennifer Tory (centre), pictured with her brother, Toronto Mayor John Tory (right) and Honourable Justice Gregory Regis, former Regional Senior Justice, Ontario Court of Justice (left). Photo courtesy of Bruce Ramsay. TORONTO, Ontario ...

By Lincoln Depradine Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – About 400 young Toronto students received firsthand lessons in politics and history Monday, during a visit to Queen’s Park – the seat of parliament in Ontario – as part of an ...