October 2025

Greg Fergus becomes first Black Canadian to be Parliament Speaker

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Greg Fergus becomes first Black Canadian to be Parliament Speaker The Canadian province of Manitoba also elected First Nations politician Wab Kinew, the first indigenous leader elected to the role of provincial premier Canada elected Liberal party lawmaker Greg Fergus as Parliament Speaker on Tuesday, making him the first black man to hold that position […]

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Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David among Black stars leading Canada’s World Cup return

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Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David among Black stars leading Canada’s World Cup return Playing in its first World Cup in 36 years, the Canadian men’s national team is full of representation past and current players take pride in In the last 25 years, hockey’s biggest challenger to its eternal sports supremacy in Canada has been basketball.

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Black athletes who made Olympic sport history for Canada

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Black athletes who made Olympic sport history for Canada This article was updated in January 2025 Black History Month is about honouring Black Canadians, past and present. We look to celebrate the contributions of Black athletes who have shaped our country, communities and culture for the better. Though it had been celebrated since 1976, it

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Trailblazers: How Black Athletes Transformed Canadian Sports

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Trailblazers: How Black Athletes Transformed Canadian Sports The contributions of Black Canadians have long been overlooked in mainstream education, echoing what Carter G. Woodson—the father of Black History Month—warned against: the erasure of Black excellence through historical neglect. Yet, Black Canadians have consistently broken barriers and made history, especially in the world of sports. Despite

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Black creativity on display at Toronto art fair this weekend

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Black creativity on display at Toronto art fair this weekend The non-profit calls it the only all-Black art exhibition in the city A Toronto centre for Black art is hosting an exhibition this weekend that exclusively features work by artists from across the African diaspora. A Black Art Fair, hosted by the Nia Centre for

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Chris Black and Matty Matheson on How to Master Your Personal Brand

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Chris Black and Matty Matheson on How to Master Your Personal Brand MATTHY MATHESON: Do you see my architecture? I have architecture posters in frames, okay? BLACK: That means you’re rich. I get what that means now. What’s up with your hair, bro? What is wrong with you? MATHESON: I don’t know. It started off

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Rethinking arts and media funding – A new vision for Canada: Peter Menzies

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Rethinking arts and media funding – A new vision for Canada: Peter Menzies After a decade of shaming and denigrating Canada, we have a chance to re-instill nationwide pride in the history and purpose of Canada. It has been 75 years since the Massey Commission wrote the guidebook for Canada’s cultural policies. Back then, 29

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How Black artists in Canada are using hair to express identity and reclaim power

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How Black artists in Canada are using hair to express identity and reclaim power One of the most staggering works of art I have ever seen was a knotted full-body garment made entirely out of human hair. It was part of Amartey Golding’s broodingly beautiful exhibition, In the comfort of embers, which ran at the

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