Posts in category Arts&Entertainment

With the controversy about the lack of diversity at the 2016 Oscar Nominations, we decided to unearth this story from WORD Vaults, first published in …

For two years running, the top 20 actors nominated for the industry’s highest awards have all been white. This lack of diversity has erupted into …

Better late than never. The fascinating and inspirational life of gospel/soul music legend and civil rights heroine Mavis Staples and her family group, The Staple …

Independent curator Pamela Edmonds spoke to Toronto-based artist Charmaine Lurch about her recent art exhibition presented at the Lower Gallery, Toronto Centre for the Arts …

Caribbean Masculinities is an often underappreciated and an intensely stigmatized concept. We’ve been lambasted with countless unhealthy and unproductive notions of manhood within this tropical …

Deep in the thorny, mountainous and gully-side history of Jamaican society, in its complex and tough pages of struggle, resistance and earth-moving feats, emerges figures …

Allison Semmes Captures The Pure Essence of Diana Ross For more than 50 years, Diana Ross, the iconic singer/recording artist/actress, has electrified national and international …

Does any other city on the planet host more film festivals than Toronto? We suspect not. The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) grabs the hype …

Artists’ Exhibition Probe Questions of Place & Identity Between Spheres is a group exhibition currently on view at Daniels Spectrum Artscape in Toronto’s Regent Park. …

For the past 12 years, the TD IRIE Music Festival has built a great reputation for showcasing music and dance from the African-Canadian/Caribbean diaspora. And while reggae music is the backbone of the festival, dance continues to be an integral component.  Along with this year’s showcase is a special dance workshop open to the public.