Better Mus Come director Storm Saulter and star Sheldon Shepherd shared their thoughts with swaymag.ca on the film’s message of resistance and revolution during the joint Canadian premiere by Caribbean Tales and the Toronto International Film Festival.

Itah Sadu, founder of Toronto’s A Different Booklist, is proclaiming February 23rd as National Patty Day, an idea inspired by a passerby of another culture who happened to be eating a patty as he hurried about his day.

True Daley chats with Larc Trotman and Chevy Revolucian, writers and directors of a new documentary exploring the complexities of black intimacy through various aspects, including historical family traditions prior to the Arabic and European slave trades.

‘Hip Hop introduced me to knowledge of self. I learned to look into deeper aspects of who I was as a black man and where we come from. That sparked so much confidence and awareness in me.’

Award-winning hairstylist Caffery Van Horne credits his humble beginnings in Kingston, Jamaica for his present-day success. The salon owner is also a wardrobe stylist and makeup artist with a flair for interior design.

Mina Danielle Designs combines Dorothy Attakora’s passion for women’s rights with her talent for fashion design. The Toronto-based collection celebrates the diversity of African fabrics, style, and esthetics for modern women of all shapes and sizes.

Michelle Dennis-Mitchell wants at-risk youth to make better choices in their diet and break the cycle of inter-generational diseases prevalent within black communities. Her main goal is to promote the benefits of nutrient-rich foods such as fresh greens, raw, natural, whole, and organic locally-grown produce.

Toronto-based visual artist Eye Candy Kamel has been depicting black men as she sees them: beautiful. One of her creative goals is to capture the essence of the African male through her celebrity portraits, which feature artists such as Drake, J Cole and Jay Z.

True Daley interviews Melanie Fiona about life, love and the meaning of charity.

Community worker, visual artist and musician, Ian Kamau, believes approaching social issues from a grassroots level is the most effective way to have a meaningful impact on a community.