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The Tragic Death Of Director Melvin Van Peebles

Melvin Van Peebles paved the way for so many Black directors and actors in Hollywood, having been considered by his peers as the...

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How Much Was Melvin Van Peebles Worth When He Died?

With more than six decades of showbiz under his belt, Melvin Van Peebles is remembered for championing a new era of Black cinema...

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Black Ink Crew Compton Season 2 Release Date, Cast, And More Information

Since “Black Ink Crew Compton” premiered two years ago, cast members have experienced many personal changes in their lives. Lemeir Mitchell and his...

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Story of Black woman from Niagara who helped keep escaped slave free is included in new book

The extraordinary story of a Black man who escaped slavery in Kentucky by stealing his “owner’s” horse, and the Niagara woman who fought...

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Family of Black man fatally shot by police in Repentigny, Que., blame racism for his death

The family of a Repentigny, Que., man who died after police shot him three times in the stomach on Sunday are blaming anti-Black racism in the...

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Canadians have a lot to learn about this country’s history of slavery, experts say

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about slavery. As Sharon Robart-Johnson walks around the Black history room at the Yarmouth County Museum, she points...

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New heads of Toronto CSIS office say they want to hire a more diverse group of spies

When Katherine Hannah and Zahra Musaji first started at the Canadian Security and Intelligence Agency back in 1999, they couldn’t have told you what colour the carpet...

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El Jones’s powerful poem sheds light on slavery in N.S. and the struggle for freedom

On the shores of Halifax harbour, poet and educator El Jones performed a poem she wrote for Emancipation Day, which will be marked for...

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Ontario’s hair school standards still ignore Black hair 4 years after work began to include it

Deanne Simms remembers walking into a salon as a teen and being met by a woman who was frantically running toward her from...

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Nova Scotia riding will have a Black MLA no matter which party wins in election

For the first time in more than 20 years, one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest Black communities will be represented by a...

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Television reboots are an easy sell — but are they crowding out BIPOC voices?

It seems like almost every day a new television reboot is announced, quelling audience desires for nostalgic content. Sex and the City, Frasier and...

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Former staffers say racism, sexual harassment rampant at Royal Canadian Mint

Female security guards at the Royal Canadian Mint operation in Ottawa faced constant sexual harassment and racial taunts while superiors either stood by...

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Netflix dating shows are going faceless — but conventional beauty remains the norm

Looks aren’t everything, says Netflix’s new blind dating show, Sexy Beasts — but experts say that on television, beauty is still skin deep....

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What Does Caitlyn Jenner Really Think Of Donald Trump?

With Caitlyn Jenner’s Republican run for governor of California, plus her feelings about the state of the country since Donald Trump left office,...

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Augmented reality planetarium experience in Sutton, Que., opens up the sky to campers

Nestled deep in the forest in the Eastern Townships, perched on the side of a mountain, there’s a 184-seat Roman-style amphitheatre, where dozens...