Shantal Otchere
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Toronto Election 2018: Doug Ford's court win plows huge hole through council diversity
“This election was going to be a game-changer,” says Ryerson prof Myer Siemiatycki. “The main hit will be taken by racialized communities, the LGBT community, minority religions, all of whom finally stood a chance of making breakthroughs." → Read More
Getting a tattoo as a Black person shouldn't be this hard
Local tattoo artists discuss why fears of inking darker skin tones need to fade away → Read More
TIFF 2017: a documentary spotlights the urgent legacy of Lorraine Hansberry
The late A Raisin In The Sun playwright and civil rights activist gets the biopic treatment in Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart → Read More
Drunk Feminist Films sound off on men, hook-up culture and more
We asked Drunk Feminist Films for their drunk feminist takes → Read More
We need to talk about those anti-abortion posters
There's growing support behind banning anti-choice protestors in public spaces, but there's a deeper discussion to be had → Read More
Five ways to fight white supremacy in Toronto
The growing spate of neo-Nazi and far-right activity around the world means it's important for Canadians to take a stand → Read More
In photos: a 50-year retrospective of Toronto Caribbean Carnival
A look back at how a one-time event produced as a tribute to Canada's growing West Indian diaspora grew into one of the largest cultural celebrations in the country → Read More
Sean Leon takes us on a tour of Parkdale
Ahead of his show at the Mod Club, the rising Toronto rapper talks about the west-end neighbourhood's impact on his life and music → Read More
Manifesto is still going strong at a time when other Toronto fests are floundering
The hip-hop-focused festival makes space for local acts not readily supported by the scene → Read More
The best festivals, concerts, movies and events in Toronto this summer
For your best summer yet, don't miss these 60 hot-ticket events this season → Read More
Local hero: Randell Adjei, founder of event series and artist incubator RISE
"We call ourselves 'art-ivists.' We make our art to inspire, empower and make a difference in our world." → Read More
Netflix’s Dear White People has a Black woman problem
Timely series about the marginalized student body at an Ivy League school gives voice to the experience of being Black in 2017, but that voice isn’t shared equitably among all of its characters → Read More
LGBTQ members of Toronto police want the city to cut Pride funding
Committee representing Toronto's LGBTQ officers ask city councillors to reconsider funding Pride after police float ban. → Read More
Five reasons to support the March for Science
This Earth Day, Toronto joins more than 400 cities around the world defending scientific research → Read More
Student says U of T mishandled her rape report, files human rights complaint
Tamsyn Riddle is a co-organizer of Silence is Violence (SiV), a group led by survivors who want to change the way people and institutions respond to reports of sexual assault. → Read More
Should Airbnb be regulated in Toronto?
“I have issue when people are buying property or are taking out properties that used to be rentals and turning them into full-time Airbnb ,” says Councillor Ana Bailão. → Read More
Rental housing squeeze leaving racialized renters out in the cold in the GTA
Toronto’s housing bubble has created a landlord’s market, to the disadvantage in particular of Black renters. → Read More
Watch Desmond Cole's doc, The Skin We’re In, on CBC.ca
New documentary explores the realities of anti-black racism in Canada → Read More
SXSW embroiled in artist deportation controversy
SXSW founder Roland Swenson on the defensive amid controversy over contract threatening artists who perform at non-sanctioned showcases of deportation → Read More
Now you can take the bus to the Shaw Festival
No car? No problem – $25 dollars buys you a round trip from The Fairmont Royal York to Niagara-on-the-Lake → Read More