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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2011: PSYCHIC UNREST BY LILLIAN ALLEN + A TALK WITH BLACK FEMINIST ERICA NEEGAN

Psychic Unrest By Lillian Allen Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos All the great poets learned from those who came before them.  Many young and aspiring poets have Walt Whitman sired.  Willam Butler Yeats has influenced many.  And Sylvia Plath is … Continue reading

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BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: CREE POETS NICOLE TANGUAY AND DANA WESLEY SPEAK OUT

Nicole Tanguay is a Cree and French Two-Spirited Poet, Playwright, and Musician. She has been playing music from the age of nine, and has been writing poetry and plays for over twenty years. She has been published in a number … Continue reading

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BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S 800+ MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: INTERVIEW WITH CREE ACADEMIC AND ACTIVIST ROBYN BOURGEOIS + A PHOTO ESSAY OF THE “NO MORE SILENCE” RALLY FEB 14TH 2011 (TORONTO)

ALL Photos of the Rally Taken by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Feb. 14- 2011 Toronto   Robyn Bourgeois (Lubicon Cree) is a Ph.D Candidate at OISE/University of Toronto. Her dissertation, “Pathways of Resistance: The Politics of Addressing Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls … Continue reading

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BREAKING THE SILENCE ABOUT CANADA’S MISSING AND MURDERED ABORIGINAL WOMEN: AN INTERVIEW WITH EDEN ROBINSON AND A REVIEW OF “CONSPIRACY OF SILENCE”

Conspiracy of Silence: The Riveting, Real-Life Account of The [Helen Betty Osborne]Pas Murder and Cover-up that Rocked the Nation Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos Four white boys. One Cree girl. Four cowards. One warrior. Two white boys given immunity, one … Continue reading

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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2011: DIANA BRAITHWAITE SINGS AT SILVER DOLLAR ROOM

Diana Braithwaite is a Toronto based Blues singer/songwriter and Black History educator.   Braithwaite has won multiple awards for her albums and songwriting.   Enjoy a short piece of a recent performance of Braithwaite’s at Toronto’s Silver Dollar Room (January … Continue reading

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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2011: INTERVIEW WITH BLUES SINGER DIANA BRAITHWAITE

Diana Braithwaite is an award winning Blues singer and songwriter whose ancestry traces back to the Underground Railroad. Not only a musician, Braithwaite educates youth about Black History and the Underground Railraod via workshops that include the Blues. Braithwaite brings … Continue reading

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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: JAMAL HARVEY RAPS A TRIBUTE TO THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE HIM

Jamal Harvery is poet, rapper, and improv actor.  Winning awards for his dedication to helping youth, Harvey is now living in the big city pursuing his artistic dreams. Writing the rap in the video below for those who came before … Continue reading

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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH BLACK POET KAIE KELLOUGH

Kaie Kellough has been based in montréal since 1998.  He is a bilingual author, editor, educator, & general word-sound systemizer. His bop-inflected vox & text syncopate canada’s solitudes. kaie has dubbed & inked his way from coast to coast, B.C  to … Continue reading

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HONOURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: AN INTERVIEW WITH ROOTS REGGAE STAR RUPERT HARVEY AND A REVIEW OF “MAPLE LEAF RAG”

Maple Leaf Rag Reviewed by Jorge Antonio Vallejos “I chose Maple Leaf Rag as my book’s title because if it fuses jazz music with our national symbology. While the title celebrates the unity of black culture and Canadian culture, it … Continue reading

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BLACK MUSICIAN CHAYA AUSTIN SINGS A SONG

Chaya Austin is a self taught musician who writes her own songs.  Constantly evolving, Austin experiments with her guitar and piano and learns something new with each session. Influenced by artists of different genres, Austin is coming up with her … Continue reading

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