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Monthly Archive

2007

Welcome to our Archives page. On this page you will find totaly 52 of our articles broken down into Months and Years.
Twilight Café Brings Home Drama
Theatre
AfroToronto Team

Twilight Café Brings Home Drama

Sarah and Stanley have two kids, two lives, and an explosive history that comes between them at every turn, forcing out the present. From the moment Sarah steps into Stanley’s Twilight Café, visiting ... read more..
The Harry Jerome Awards
Community
AfroToronto Team

The Harry Jerome Awards

Celebrating 25 years of Black Canadian Achievement     >> (Left to right) The Hons. Jean Augustine, Mary Ann Chambers, and Alvin Curling.     >... read more..
In the Depths of a Diva
Books
AfroToronto Team

In the Depths of a Diva

An Interview with author Linda Charles Linda Charles is an up-and-coming local writer who has put together her first book of poetry, In the Depths of a Diva. In the Depths of a Diva biographically tr... read more..
Cathy's Fitness Column: Time for Spring Cleaning
Health and Fitness
AfroToronto Team

Cathy's Fitness Column: Time for Spring Cleaning

Have you had the sudden urge to start cleaning out your closets? There just may be an underlying biological reason that makes us think about cleaning each spring. In classical Chinese medicine, the li... read more..
Don Imus
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Don Imus

There Must Still Be Something Out of Kilter “That's some nappy-headed hos there; I'm going to tell you that now, man [laughing], that's some... woo!”- Don Imus describing the Rutgers Women’s Basketba... read more..
A Winter Tale: An Interview with Frances-Anne Solomon
Movies
Meres J. Weche

A Winter Tale: An Interview with Frances-Anne Solomon

This week marks the launch of the 7th Annual ReelWorld Film Festival. Opening on Wednesday, April 11th, 2007, and running through Sunday, April 15th, this year’s festival will feature 66 films from 13... read more..
The Book of Negroes
Books
Meres J. Weche

The Book of Negroes

Lawrence Hill is one of Canada’s most respected and dynamic contemporary authors. His novels and non-fiction works have been published with critical acclaim, capturing the interest of his readers. ... read more..
Training Tips for Rock Hard Abs
Health and Fitness
AfroToronto Team

Training Tips for Rock Hard Abs

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, your ab routine has to be a part of your overall fitness program! You’re only as strong as your weakest link, so think of your abdominals as the main link that holds your entire ... read more..
Let My People Go
Arts and Entertainment
AfroToronto Team

Let My People Go

I had the opportunity to attend Nathaniel Dett Chorale’s latest offering, Voices of the Diaspora: Let My People Go, at the Toronto Centre for the Arts, George Weston Hall. The evening commemorated the... read more..
Got Skillz?
Music
AfroToronto Team

Got Skillz?

Behind the Scenes at the Scratch Lab DJ Institute One of the best things about being a freelance writer is that I get to meet really interesting people. If I want to know more about someone or someth... read more..
Griots t’ Garage
Music
Adele Ambrose

Griots t’ Garage

Uplifting the African spirit "Jazz fusion at its finest engaged the Harbourfront during KUUMBA this year. Pounding beats, electrifying backdrops and a lively audience made for an incredible evening. ... read more..
King: A Graphic Novel
Books
AfroToronto Team

King: A Graphic Novel

"King," by Canadian graphic novelist Ho Che Anderson, is a unique biography about civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. King is boldly told in the graphic novel format ("comic book" to the uninf read more..
Voice
Music
AfroToronto Team

Voice

>> Photo by Derek Muehl So what happens when you take an L.A.-born musical talent and toss her into the mix of the New Orleans jazz scene? Simply put, one part hip-hop and one part jazz with a read more..
Help! My Teenager Wants to Be a Video Girl
Commentaries
Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Help! My Teenager Wants to Be a Video Girl

It’s been a hot topic for eons. Hip-hop culture and its misogynistic exploitation of women have been a source of contention and red-hot arguments. The exploitation of women in hip-hop culture has per... read more..
Eyes This Way Please
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Eyes This Way Please

You and your honey are walking down the street window-shopping on a Sunday afternoon. You look up from your world, and it’s a stranger; she’s coming towards you. Her face? Beautiful. Her body? Gorgeou... read more..
Catching Up on the 411 with Dwayne
Community
AfroToronto Team

Catching Up on the 411 with Dwayne

By now, many in Toronto know his name. He is an accomplished author, award-winning poet, entrepreneur, and an amazing entertainer. In his various mediums of work, he speaks of the many injustices an read more..
Stony the Road She Trod
Theatre
Meres J. Weche

Stony the Road She Trod

The "Polished Hoe" interview with Alison Sealy-Smith >> Photo by David Hou The latest theatrical adaptation by Obsidian Theatre of Austin Clarke’s Giller award-winning novel, The Polished Ho... read more..
Black leaders
Commentaries
AfroToronto Team

Black leaders

Black leaders do not reflect the diversity of Toronto’s black population Historically, black church leaders and community organizers have always been a strong presence in predominately black and lo... read more..
Is There Such a thing as Picture Perfect?
Commentaries
Jane Musoke-Nteyafas

Is There Such a thing as Picture Perfect?

Looking at Beauty through a Microscope Dove''s campaign for Real Women - courtesy dove.ca “Throughout the ages, women's bodies have been manipulated to fit the latest fad. We've been trussed up, p... read more..
Dione Taylor: The Love Album
Music
Meres J. Weche

Dione Taylor: The Love Album

An interview with Dione Taylor It’s Valentine’s Day week once again. For many people, this is the time to reflect on the ghosts of love, past, present and future. Somehow, it’s quite fitting, on a ... read more..
Indecent Proposal
Commentaries
Undercover Brother

Indecent Proposal

It’s strange. I was just thinking about her the other day when I walked by a women’s clothing boutique over a windy New Year’s Day morning. A headless mannequin was wearing this stylish body-fitting p... read more..
Requiem for The Godfather
Music
AfroToronto Team

Requiem for The Godfather

>> © Christian Simonpietri/Sygma/Corbis James Brown died this past Christmas morning. He was the consummate entertainer, a penultimate personification of drive, stamina, and the so-called "Am read more..
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