Dinaw Mengestu, The African Millennium Award winning author of two novels, The beautiful Things That Heaven Bears and How to Read the Air. A Graduate from Georgetown University and Columbia University’s MFA Program in Fiction and the recipient of a 5 under 35 Award from the National Book Foundation and a 20 Under 40 Award
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The News For March 17, 2025
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In Remembrance and Loving Memory of Nalda Callender
February 11th, 2025
As we reflect on the history and achievements of our community, we pay tribute to one of its most pioneering and influential figures, Nalda Callender. Her legacy continues to shape and inspire many, and as we remember her, The Afro News extends our heartfelt prayers and condolences to her family and the wider community during…
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From Far And Wide A Canadian Reflection
February 1st, 2025
‘If I had influence over the minds of the people of Canada, any power over their intellect, I would leave them this legacy: ‘Whatever you do, adhere to the Union. We are a great country, and shall become one of the greatest in the universe if we preserve it; we shall sink into insignificance and adversity if we suffer it to be broken.’- Sir John A. MacDonald
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2025 Will be Another Tough Year for Canada’s Economy
January 10th, 2025
Canada’s economic challenges in 2025 include rising debt, slow investment, falling consumption and trade tensions The start of a new year always invites us to dust off the old crystal ball and try to peer into it to see what the year has in store. Predicting how an economy will perform, however, is always tricky…
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Canada Needs to Become Trump Proof, Not Trump Worthy
January 6th, 2025
Blind alignment with Trump’s policies will cost Canada dearly. We must chart a course to withstand U.S. political instability Since Nov. 6, when it became clear that Donald Trump had won the U.S. presidency for a second time, Canadians have been swamped by hot takes about what it could mean for us. The speculation has…
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Holiday Message From The Editor
December 22nd, 2024
Dear Community Family, At this time of year, during the holiday season, it is common to reflect on our lives and engage in deep conversations with ourselves, pondering the “what,” “why,” and “when.” We often view life through different perspectives, and this reflection brings a sense of realization that we should be grateful, for it…
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A Father’s Significance on D-Day
June 7th, 2024
The birth of light that shines through you as the Sun rises with ultimate life responsibility the root of a family tree in the cosmos of a humanbeing. Being a man comes with enormous responsibility. To be a father is a divine blessing, a loving father is a gift no matter how the challenges are…
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Finally, Zimbabwe Walking the Talk on Disability
April 4th, 2024
CIVIL Society organisations in the disability sector in Zimbabwe are engaging in nationwide consultations on a disability Bill that has been on the cards for more than three decades. Now that President Emmerson Mnangagwa has accented to the proposals that is ready to go into Parliament, stakeholders have welcomed the move, given the country’s penchant…
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The 2024 Elevate Vancouver Autoshow
March 24th, 2024
While the display showcase lineup was quite limited and only a handful of the known car makers and models were represented there were some wow moments to behold.
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Even with Minimum Wage Hikes, Workers are Falling Behind
October 21st, 2024
The minimum wage increase in Canada is being outpaced by rising rental costs On Oct. 1, the minimum wage increased in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Prince Edward Island. All other provinces except Alberta brought in increases earlier this year. That means most minimum-wage workers are doing better, right? Right? Not necessarily. Minimum-wage workers…
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Peace and Goodness Thanksgiving
October 12th, 2024
We live in the moment of much frustration, injustice, political polarization anger, confusion, and ongoing grave trouble with the church, a global epidemic crisis over a decade now that took many innocent lives everyday. There are those that suffer with other sicknesses in their family, loneliness, hopelessness, Job uncertainty, unemployment, financial difficulty; for many citizens…
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Must See African Interest Films at VIFF
September 11th, 2024
Full swing for the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, taking place from September 26 – October 6 Must See African Interest Films. Media Partner ,The Afro News Is proud to Sponsor. Black Tea Director: Abderrahmane Sissako After saying no on her wedding day, Aya leaves the Ivory Coast for a new life in the buzzing “Chocolate…
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Legacy of Fairness and Equality in Building Democratic Society
The price for freedom, justice, liberation, advocacy of human rights in an effort to raise a peaceful society over the last 401 years of black people sharpening America’s democracy. Part I On the morning of 30 July 2020 while watching the remembrance ceremony of the great Civil Right’s Congressman, John Robert Lewis i was taken in by all…
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