After everything we’ve seen through February with the Tales from the 2.9, I wanted to end on a great note with someone who’s seen a community grow from its beginning, and ’round these parts of the nation, that goes back to ’60s/’70s Toronto where the first Caribbean immigrants came in search of better lives for… Continue reading Samantha Kemp-Jackson | Tales from the 2.9 #29
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Sandra Dawes | Tales from the 2.9 #28
Compiling a project like Tales from the 2.9 isn’t always simple when you’re competing with various schedules, Valentine’s Day plans, and everything that you already should be doing when blogging’s not your full-time gig. That in mind, I pulled every trick out of my bag, including reaching out to a world of potential sources through Help… Continue reading Sandra Dawes | Tales from the 2.9 #28
J. D. Amin, BramptonRises | Tales from the 2.9 #27
I’ll admit—being born in Mississauga but spending much of my life in downtown Toronto where I worked, dated and went to school, I’ve likely thought The Big Smoke the centre of the universe at least once. With much of our country’s 2.9% Black population living in the 8.5% of the 6ix that identifies the same, one can… Continue reading J. D. Amin, BramptonRises | Tales from the 2.9 #27
Rachel Lambo | Tales from the 2.9 #26
When you think of Black people and the various parts of the world they’re from, I’d bet you Vienna, Austria wouldn’t be high on your list! But that’s exactly where today’s guest for Tales from the 2.9 is originally from, and it’s always interesting to get a read on the Black Canadian experience from the… Continue reading Rachel Lambo | Tales from the 2.9 #26
Brenda Chuinkam, Blogger | Tales from the 2.9 #25
Separated from my African roots by a number of generations, it was quite the trip when I visited Tanzania in 2012, realizing just how far removed our history had set me from my ancestors. Much has been lost to the systematic destruction of the oral culture they identified by, so it’s always good to connect with those… Continue reading Brenda Chuinkam, Blogger | Tales from the 2.9 #25