A cultural renaissance is blooming in Canada, led by Black and Indigenous artists
Laila El Mugammar: At its centre is public art, literature and more. The Canada emerging is one where I am visible. By Laila El Mugammar
December 15, 2020 Joseph in front of his mural, Hope Through Ashes: A Requiem for Hogan’s Alley (Rochelle Leung)
Laila El Mugammar is a Sudanese-Canadian writer and student. Her academic and creative work maps the historic Black presence in Canada.
On Gaukel Street in Kitchener, Ont., perpendicular to city hall, a black bear greets pedestrians with watery and speculative eyes.
Makade Makwa. Near her, a frog crouches, its back glimmering and pale in the sunlight.