Ontario’s first black MPP, Leonard Braithwaite, dies at 87. In 1963 he was elected in Etobicoke under the Liberal banner and became Ontario’s first black MPP, sitting in opposition. He was featured in this essay, originally part of the 2012 RBC Black History Month essay competition, about the contribution of Black Canadians to Canada’s diverse society.

In light of Trayvon’s Martin’s tragic death, a Canadian living in the U.S. reflects on the criminalization of Black men. “Some Canadians (including some Black folks) tend to believe that racial profiling is a U.S. phenomenon even when the evidence suggests otherwise.”

Sway catches up with Helen Tewolde and Shewhat Zeru, founders of an organization founded to bridge the gap for Eritrean Canadian youth.

Lali Mohamed is a tireless, award-winning youth activist in Toronto’s Queer community. The Ryerson University student reflects on the past and future of Toronto’s diverse and vibrant community.

Sacred Women Centres International is committed in empowering women everywhere. Only five years old, the organization has come a long way. Sway catches up with Kemba King, who reflects on her and founder Rev Aina-Nia’s Ayodele great journey.

The killing of Trayvon Martin may have happened in Florida, but this tragedy is one that hits too close to home. The Black Daddies Club has something to say about the unspoken “rules of engagement”

Veto the Bumps’s co-owner, Raymond Kingu, says over the years he’s seen men suffer from unsightly bumps on their heads and facial area, and felt the need to find a solution. True Daley talks to the men behind the new skincare solution from men.

Alem Dechassa, a domestic worker living in Lebanon, died a week ago after being publicly abused by her employer. A video of the incident was posted on YouTube and has outraged people around the world, bringing further attention to the plight of domestic and migrant workers.

Sway catches up with the CHAMP study’s research project coordinator, Henry Luyombya, as he reflects on a project that he hopes will transform the way HIV/AIDS is viewed across the Asian, Black and Latino communities of Toronto.

The Kony 2012 movement went to a whole new viral level this past weekend when Invisible Children co-founder Jason Russell, the man behind the movement to Stop Kony, was hospitalized after a naked public tirade. Abena A. Green discusses the scary power of social media. Photo, left: Ugandan LRA leader Joseph Kony