Black Daddies Club (BDC) – A Movement Built On Love

“We need fathers to realize that responsibility does not end at conception. We need them to realize that what makes you a man is not the ability to have a child – It’s the courage to raise one.”
President Barack Obama – Father’s Day Speech – June 2008 on his campaign trail.

Paying It Forward – Empowering Community

Nova Scotia’s Black Business Initiative (BBI) aims to improve the economic and business opportunities available to the African-Nova Scotian community. Here, BIM talks with the BBI’s Chief Strategist and CEO Rustum Southwell about the organization’s purposes and strategies.
Southwell migrated to Canada from St. Kitts in 1972 and settled in Halifax. A devoted contributor to African-Nova [...]

BreadFruit Lane Charity: Serving as a Catalyst for Change for Communities in Need

In December 2006, Mike Slocombe and a collective of friends embarked on a cross-Atlantic voyage from Canada’s largest metropolis, Toronto to the remote village of Baro in Guinea, a West African nation with a complex history and a rich culture. They embarked on their globetrotting adventure to learn and culture themselves to the traditional African [...]

BBPA to award 14 winners at the 28th Annual Harry Jerome Awards

There is an abundance of excellence amongst the black Canadian population and this year the Black Business & Professional Association will be presenting awards to 14 of those black Canadians who represent excellence in business, education, academic, community, technology, arts, athletics and more.
The BBPA introduced the winners at the Harry Jerome Awards media launch on [...]

No Small Feat: Celebrating Our Legacy An interview with Robert Small

“I believe history is the blueprint for the future. Through this poster, I would like to give the next generation of African-Canadians the hope that the future will be brighter than the past…”
Robert Small – Black History Month Poster Unveiling, 2007
Toronto-based visual artist, owner of The Small Gallery and the man behind Legacy Enterprises, Robert [...]

National Flag of Canada Day

Our pride, our joy, and what sets us apart from all other countries. It belongs to us and symbolizes the freedom, respect, peace, and shared by all Canadians. February 15 commemorates the inauguration of the Canadian flag. Since 1996 Canadians have celebrated National Flag Day. It marks the day in 1965 when our red and [...]

The Real McCoy

The term “the Real McCoy” is more than just a catch phrase. Since it first started being used more than a century ago, it has also been a signal of quality as well as an affirmation of the intellect and perseverance of Elijah McCoy, a man whose legacy is a source of pride not only [...]

Helping Hands

In this issue, we meet an actor, singer and dancer from Toronto whose breadth of talent is matched by her desire to help others. She has been taking humanitarian trips to underdeveloped countries since she was a teenager with Third World Awareness, the not-for-profit organization that she helped to create. Looking at her background and [...]