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Lights, stories, and culture ✨ The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival ( ) lineup is here, and we’re sp...
04/15/2026

Lights, stories, and culture ✨ The Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival ( ) lineup is here, and we’re spotlighting some powerful Black stories you don’t want to miss:

🎬 — Sat, Apr 25 at 1:45 PM / Sun, Apr 26 at 5:15 PM

🎬 Black Zombie — Fri, Apr 24 at 9:15 PM / Sat, Apr 25 at 11:00 AM

🎬 Fletcher Street — Sat, May 2 at 2:45 PM / Sun, May 3 at 5:00 PM

🎬 INDIVISUM: Legacies Adrift — Thu, Apr 30 at 4:45 PM / Fri, May 1 at 5:30 PM

🎬 Myspace — Mon, Apr 27 at 6:30 PM / Tue, Apr 28 at 9:45 PM

🎬 Scarlet Girls — Sat, May 2 at 5:30 PM / Sun, May 3 at 2:00 PM

🎬 TCB: The Toni Cade Bambara School of Organizing — Mon, Apr 27 at 4:30 PM / Tue, Apr 28 at 2:00 PM

🎬 The Delivery Line — Thu, Apr 30 at 5:45 PM / Fri, May 1 at 11:45 AM

🎬 The Woman Who Poked the Leopard — Sat, Apr 25 at 8:30 PM / Sun, Apr 26 at 11:15 AM

🎬 Truck Mama — Fri, May 1 at 5:45 PM / Sat, May 2 at 11:15 AM

🎬 When a Witness Reacts — Wed, Apr 29 at 5:45 PM / Sun, May 3 at 4:15 PM

🎬 Where the Waves Took Her — Thu, Apr 30 at 8:00 PM / Fri, May 1 at 11:00 AM

Festival runs April 23 to May 3, 2026. Don’t miss it.

Head to Hot Docs to secure your tickets now. 🎟️

Tap in, show up, and support these stories on the big screen. 🎥🖤

History made. 🖤🏆Congratulations to Raquel McIntosh, the 2026 Teacher of the Year, presented by Anthem Music Group and t...
04/07/2026

History made. 🖤🏆

Congratulations to Raquel McIntosh, the 2026 Teacher of the Year, presented by Anthem Music Group and the first Black music teacher to receive this honour. Raquel received her JUNO Award statuette during this year’s JUNO Awards broadcast.

Raquel has transformed the music program at Adelaide Hoodless Elementary School in Hamilton, Ontario by creating space for every student to be seen, heard, and celebrated through music. 🎶

Her own words say it best: “MusiCounts has given me and my incredible colleagues the opportunity to dismantle the systemic barriers that decide who is worthy of holding an instrument. Every child has the right to experience the transformative power of music with dignity.”

We celebrate you, Raquel. 🇨🇦✨

This past Sunday was Canada’s biggest night in music. 🎶 🏆Black excellence was felt all across the 2026 and we are so pr...
04/02/2026

This past Sunday was Canada’s biggest night in music. 🎶 🏆

Black excellence was felt all across the 2026 and we are so proud to celebrate these incredible artists and the teams behind them! ✨

— Contemporary R&B Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year & International Achievement Award
— Rap Album/EP of the Year
— Children’s Album of the Year
— Music Video of the Year
, & — Rap Single of the Year
— Traditional R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
— Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year
— Dance Recording of the Year
— Reggae Recording of the Year
— Electronic Album of the Year

Congratulations to and the entire team behind The 2025 JUNO Awards on their Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best W...
04/02/2026

Congratulations to and the entire team behind The 2025 JUNO Awards on their Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Writing, Variety or Sketch Comedy! 🎉

Yemie is a Black Academy Skills Development Program alumni and this nomination is a testament to her talent and hard work. 🖤✨

🎬 Join the celebration during Canadian Screen Week, May 27–31, 2026.


The Canadian Screen Award nominees are here and Canadian talent is showing OUT. 🌟 Congratulations to every Black creator...
04/01/2026

The Canadian Screen Award nominees are here and Canadian talent is showing OUT. 🌟 Congratulations to every Black creator, performer, and storyteller recognized this year. Your work matters, your stories matter, and this moment is yours.

So many incredible people to celebrate and highlight and to anyone we may have missed, please know your work does not go unseen. 🙏🏽

🎬 Join the celebration during Canadian Screen Week, May 27–31, 2026.


Happy Birthday to the one and only Céline Dion! 👑 Five decades of music, a voice that has moved the entire world, and a ...
03/30/2026

Happy Birthday to the one and only Céline Dion! 👑 Five decades of music, a voice that has moved the entire world, and a legacy that will never be forgotten. A true Canadian icon through and through. ✨

Seven years ago, Stephan James became the first person in Canadian cinema to receive the Radius Award, recognized for br...
03/29/2026

Seven years ago, Stephan James became the first person in Canadian cinema to receive the Radius Award, recognized for bringing powerful characters to life while making waves globally. 🌍🏆

“I want to tell you your craziest dreams and your wildest imaginations are all possible. No matter where you are, no matter where you come from.”

Seven years later, those words still hit.


Community run happening tomorrow 🏃🏾‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️Join for a 2K or 5K route, all levels welcome.📍 Entrance 6, Scarborough Town...
03/27/2026

Community run happening tomorrow 🏃🏾‍♂️🏃🏽‍♀️

Join for a 2K or 5K route, all levels welcome.

📍 Entrance 6, Scarborough Town Centre ()
⏰ 9AM sharp

Also, Hate The Player: The Ben Johnson Story is out now on and tap in 🎬

WHAT A NIGHT!The Hate The Player World Premiere at Scarborough Town Centre ()was full of energy, excitement, and love fo...
03/26/2026

WHAT A NIGHT!

The Hate The Player World Premiere at Scarborough Town Centre ()was full of energy, excitement, and love for this incredible Canadian series 🇨🇦✨

Shoutout to the cast and special guests including , , and .johnson for celebrating with fans and making the night so memorable.

Special thanks to moderators from and , and to all the vendors who helped make the event a success.

Brought to life by and 💫

Don’t miss it! premieres tonight on with the first two episodes, and streams on in Canada starting March 27, with two new episodes released weekly.

📸:

Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story is making headlines in , and 💫Starring as .johnson.Produced by and .Created a...
03/23/2026

Hate the Player: The Ben Johnson Story is making headlines in , and 💫

Starring as .johnson.
Produced by and .
Created and Written by .

A story that goes beyond the moment into legacy, controversy, and one of the most talked-about chapters in sports history.

March 26💫
March 27💫

Celebrating Black excellence in the Best Actor category at the Oscars. 🏆✨ 1963: Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field – fi...
03/16/2026

Celebrating Black excellence in the Best Actor category at the Oscars. 🏆

✨ 1963: Sidney Poitier, Lilies of the Field – first Black man to win.
✨ 2001: Denzel Washington, Training Day – first year two Black performers won (Halle Berry, Monster’s Ball).
✨ 2006: Forest Whitaker, The Last King of Scotland.
✨ 2021: Will Smith, King Richard – nominated for both acting and producing in the same year.
✨ 2025: Michael B. Jordan, Sinners – first Black actor to win for playing two characters in one film.

A legacy of excellence that inspires every generation.

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