5 things to do this week in Calgary, Feb 25 to March 3 calgaryherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from calgaryherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A chance encounter at a bus stop was the first step in
Bertrand Bickersteth’s discovery of Black history in Alberta. Bertrand shares those stories and his own experiences in his acclaimed book of poems,
The Response of Weeds.
Bertrand is presenting his poems tomorrow, February 24, 2021, as part of
Story Café,
CKUA’s
Storytelling Alberta Story Cafe:The Black Experience, Journeys of a People ckua.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from ckua.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
was edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware.
(not applicable)22:31Rodney Diverlus on Black Lives Matter and living as a black man todayDiverlus is the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto. He spoke with CBC News about the Toronto Pride Parade protest and the state of racism in North America.22:31
Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali.(Philip Sutherland, University of Regina Press)
Angry Queer Somali Boy is a memoir by Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali, who left Somalia as a young man, spent time in the Netherlands and ended up homeless in Canada. Canada was the promised land, but when he didn t fit in and life was more difficult than he expected, Ali turned to drugs and partying before finding his way.
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It s cold outside so bundle up with a good book. Here are 30 great Canadian books to check out.
If I Knew Then is a book by Jann Arden.(Random House Canada)
Jann Arden is one of Canada s best known singer-songwriters. But when she reached her 50s, her life changed in unexpected ways: she became the caregiver for her mother, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer s, she became the star of the sitcom
Jann and she realized that getting older doesn t mean she can t grow, change and celebrate.
If I Knew Then is Arden s memoir looking back on this journey, and how she learned to free herself from expectations and not only live her life, but revel in it.