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How Ancestry Sites can Help and Harm
In a couple clicks, your family tree can be full of forgotten memories, both happy and hurtful.
Black History Month: Through the Writing of Food
I shall forever be a learner of other cultures, as learning through food and books are the most enjoyable way to start this journey.
21 Black Futures - Beyere, In conversation with the director, Lisa Karen Cox
Lisa Karen Cox speaks to us about the creation of Beyere—a story centered around the preservation of culture and heritage through language, specifically in ASL, and her experience being a part of 21 Black Futures.
Judging Books by their Cover
It has taken me 18 years to realize there is much more to a story than what it presents itself to be.
Abigail Whitney, Artist Feature - 21 Black Futures
Abigail, a UofT alumni, shares her gratifying experience working on 4/21 Black Futures monodramas, as her creative voice adds to the nuanced and diverse stories of Blackness being created, produced, and celebrated by 63+ Black artists across Canada.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Road to Rock and Roll Royalty
Over 100 years after Tharpe was born, her name is still alive.
For all of Those Who Stayed
For the past year, I’ve doubted once and once again if I made the right choice when deciding to stay. I know for sure that I am not the only one who feels that way, that the doubt of our choice is always on the mind of every international student. I am writing for all of us who decide to stay during this difficult time.
Celebrating Black Women in Cinema
Film might be one of the most effective mediums for people to touch our hearts. Here’s to the powerful Black women that have touched ours, and have changed the way Western society viewed them.
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