TAN – The Afro News

Mr Wayde Compton Author of 'AFTER CANAAN' Photo by Honore G

By Interview Honore Gbedze

TAN: How would you describe the Afrik community in Canada today and perhaps give an overall global perspective?

It is very diverse: we are regionally different within Canada, and come from many sources. This is a strength, mostly. We have Africa as the reference point, but multiple, rich experiences. Read the full story

Dr Valerie Mason-John Aka Queenie Author of Detox Your Heart (working with anger/fear/hatred)

VANCOUVER, BC: Queenie Productions is pleased to present Brown Girl In The Ring as part of the 26th Annual Vancouver

Fringe Festival. Directed by Linette Smith, Brown Girl In the Ring is a BYOV production at the Havana Theatre on

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Charles Arthur ,Nalda Callender & Friends Photo By KMG

1. INTERVIEW CHARLES ARTHUR

AN: Seeing the whole event today? What are your thoughts about the monument & the ceremony?

CA: I was quite surprised that the federal government decided to get involved in memorial of Harry Jerome. It was high time that this was done. This man Harry Jerome is the most outstanding Canadian athlete ever & I think that it is most fitting that he be recognized nationally in this ceremony today Read the full story

Ozone Depletion & Global Warming

By Frank T. Scruggs  M.A.Ph.D. The Afro News USA International

When venturing away from one’s own city, town or village a keen sense of the vastness of the African Diaspora becomes apparent. Even more people of African descent populate our planet when serious consideration is given to Keith O. Hilton’s TALO theory which explores the idea of acknowledged and unacknowledged African people. Black people are everywhere on the planet and yet so many of us think in terms of only what we can readily see from a domestic or local point of view. Changes occurring in populations and the environment combined with political considerations has propelled the transformation of world politics and created a number of global policy issues. These issues affect us as Black people as much as civil, human rights, the economy and the politics in general. Present and projected trends continue to shape the world during this century. We as Black people must now compare how each of the developed and undeveloped nations creates policies for addressing these issues which include:

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