Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is being criticized for denouncing a pro-Palestinian protest, which some say she confused as pro-Hamas. The demonstration saw hundreds gather after the surprise attack on Israel
Huda Hassan on the legacy of Austin Clarke for CBC’s Against the Grain. Against the Grain is a monthly column by Huda Hassan examining popular culture and the arts through a Black feminist lens. Austin Clarke was living in a basement apartment north of Bloor Street and east of Sherbourne in Toronto in the late 1950s when he…
These Toronto-based feminists of colour shook up the literary scene with a special 1983 edition, featuring early work from writers like Makeda Silvera and Dionne Brand.