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TORONTO, Ontario – They were considered the “Spartacus” of their time; except these enslaved Africans were victorious in their fight for freedom. For more than 80 years during the 17th and 18th centuries in Jamaica, these brave warriors were able ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – The Nia Centre for the Arts is teaming up with the Archie Alleyne Scholarship Fund (AASF) to expand the Fund’s program to award scholarships and bursaries to deserving young artists pursuing ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor TORONTO, Ontario — With approximately 30 percent of the Ontario population identifying as non-native Canadians, it is imperative that the provincial government develop and sustain programs and initiatives geared toward the continued integration ...

By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Mitzie Hunter is the new Member of Provincial Parliament for the Scarborough-Guildwood riding after the Aug. 1 by-election in which she beat out former Toronto city councillor, Adam Giambrone, of the ...

TORONTO, Canada CMC – Organizers of the Caribbean Carnival parade, here, have expressed “heartfelt sympathies” to the friends and family of a teenage reveller who died after he was reportedly ran over by a float over the weekend. “We are ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Two years after Oscar Bartholomew died after allegedly being beaten while in police custody, lawyers for the Grenadian-born Canadian citizen say they are still awaiting a ruling from the High Court on whether or not ...

The Black Action Defense Committee (BAD-C) turns 25 years-old later this year. In commemoration of this momentous, silver milestone, the organization is putting together a memorial book of short stories from community members about how the organization, and its leadership, ...

TORONTO, Ontario – The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has delivered a decision, which found that a major greenhouse operator in Leamington, Ontario, did, in fact, engage in racial harassment of a St. Lucian national, who was employed there as ...

OTTAWA, Canada, CMC – Canada’s Conservative government is defending its commitment to Latin America and the Caribbean after eyebrows were raised during last week’s cabinet shuffle, prompting talks that the government’s vaunted “Americas Strategy” has run its course, according to ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – In a seemingly unstable financial climate, a real concern among many small business owners, self-employed professionals and individuals alike, is the prudent provision of sound accounting and taxation advice during ...