I'm typing this 30,000 feet up, about to land in Houston to represent the film “It Comes In Waves”. And yeah, it feels good to say I'm an award-winning actor. Not bragging—just grateful and trying not to mess up what God is building.

I never imagined teaching would mean becoming a mental health counsellor, trafficking watchdog, and social worker—all while getting less support than ever.

Content Warning: Contains references to suicide and self-harm.

Medically speaking, menopause is defined as going 12 consecutive months without a period.

"The Canadian system isn’t easy for Black entrepreneurs. Banks don’t give loans easily, and on top of that, for newcomers like me, there is a cultural clash that we need to navigate. We need to be wise, determined, perseverant, and resilient to succeed,” Milkyas Tefera, a Black Canadian entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Mofer Coffee.

Black girls in Toronto schools are being funnelled into cosmetology programs. Black boys in traditional Friday prayer clothes are treated like terror threats.

When Isaac Ansah launched African Fashion Week in Toronto back in 2013, he wasn't just putting on a fashion show. He was staging a revolution in fabric and thread, pushing back against an industry that's been sleeping on Black designers for decades.

Models Jade Haley and Amelia Jesseau stepped onto the stage in matching t-shirts with the phrase "Formerly Known As" emblazoned across the front.

Five years and 500 corporate pledges later, Bay Street's diversity experiment proves what we already knew: You can't beg your way to power.

After nearly quitting acting, Hamilton-born Canadian actress Feaven Abera landed what would become her breakthrough role in a movie. She discussed her journey from early struggles to securing major projects one after the other. She shared those thoughts with ByBlacks contributor Osobe Waberi.