The Afro News, Vancouver Canada 

The word ‘root’ has many different meanings; a common explanation is being the part of a plant or tree that is below the surface. In other words; the root of a healthy living plant or tree is never seen or exposed to the light, it is almost always buried in soil in a dark moist place where it forms the foundation and supplies the nourishment for the other parts of the plant or tree.

Continue reading At The Root of Who I AM at The Afro News.

The once sought-after economic globalization has struck a nerve that has caused many countries and organizations to suffer loss and destruction. The supply chain has been severely compromised which leaves us all feeling overwhelmed with what comes next?

A vast majority of global citizens can claim that they had ‘gap years’ on their career journey as we were abruptly stopped in our tracks of normal everyday routines of waking up, getting dressed and going to work.

Continue reading The Present Is A Gift at The Afro News.

BC Culture Days has announced their province-wide invitation to BC emerging artists to apply to their annual ambassador program. In honour of Culture Days’ 10th Anniversary celebrations, ten artists from across BC will receive $1,000 each to act as a Culture Days spokesperson and to present an activity during the Culture Days weekend (September 27-29, 2019). 

Continue reading BC Emerging Artists Invited to Apply to The BC Culture Days Ambassador Program at The Afro News.

A sign of renewal in nature is in the air as the weather turns to Fall. This is also a time to stop and be thankful and say‎ Happy Thanksgiving to your family, friends, colleagues, business associates and to our leaders of municipal, provincial and federal sectors who serve our democracy so fervently.

Given that we have a Federal Election fast approaching it’s clearly been noted that many citizens are worried about the key elements of making this country stand true to it’s call in democracy.

Continue reading Your Fundamental Right is to Vote at The Afro News.

2015 SAGE Award Recipient – Literature Category

Tecla Tawonezvi’s evocative and colorful memoir – Diary of my Pilgrimage of Faith is a fascinating tale that covers her own sojourns over the last decade or more, from growing up in the war torn South Africa and Zimbabwe, to her emigration to the strikingly different environs of Dallas Texas and eventually to her present home near Nashville Tennessee where she lives with her husband and three children.

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Colton McMorris  is 22 years old, lives a healthy life; he’s in love with life really. He snowboards, he loves being at the lake in the summer and he loves the mountains too; adores Whistler – and he’s just been diagnosed with stage 3 brain cancer.

Four weeks ago, after blacking out and collapsing in the shower, he was told he had a tumor in his brain the size of his fist.

Continue reading Save Colton Mc Morris Life at The Afro News.

A few days ago, I posed some questions to the chief economist at one of Kenya’s largest banks. The questions were aimed at trying to determine what is behind Africa’s emergence and what follows are the some of the key drivers he highlighted as behind this exciting development for the Continent.

Africa’s economic emergence can be traced back to approximately 10 to 15 years ago.

Continue reading AFRICA’S EMERGENCE at The Afro News.

Continue reading It Makes No Sense! at The Afro News.

Continue reading Roots by Jack Toronto at The Afro News.

Continue reading Tradition en Afrique de L’ouest au Togo Oti Guenguele Fète Traditionnnelle Natifs de Kamboli. at The Afro News.