As both a journalist and Christian, Kevin Bourne offers a view on the Don Lemon and Georgia Fort arrests after the Minnesota anti-ICE church protest. Many Americans, including members of the Black community and those concerned about the apparent deterioration of democratic values, are alarmed over the sudden arrests of journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, Trahern Jeen Crews, and Jamael Lydell Lundy. For those who haven’t been following the news, the arrests stem from a January 18th incident in which anti-ICE protesters entered a church in St. Paul, Minnesota, interrupting a worship service in progress. Protesters targeted the church where…
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Kevin Bourne
Kevin Bourne is a Toronto-based host/on-air personality, arts & entertainment journalist, TV/film producer, and communications and content strategist. As a commentator and freelancer, he has appeared nationally as a correspondent on CBC News Network and host on CBC Music. He has also appeared locally on CTV, CBC Radio, CityNews, Newstalk 1010, and ByBlacks.com, and in the United States on Fox’s Black digital TV network, Fox Soul. He has covered some of Canada’s top red-carpet events, including the Toronto International Film Festival, and has interviewed everyone from Kevin Hart and "Fast and the Furious" star Tyrese Gibson to Ziggy Marley, Ava DuVernay, Dascha Polanco, Lilly Singh, and Howie Mandel. His years of work as an entertainment journalist led to him being named a Golden Globe® Awards voter and Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-Approved critic and being quoted as a critic in national ad campaigns for Black films and TV shows, both in Canada and the United States. Pivoting into the world of film and television, Kevin co-founded the film, TV, digital content, and live experiences company, SHIFTER Entertainment, alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah. Through SHIFTER he has produced a number of projects, including the Bell Fibe TV1 unscripted reality series A Date In The Life, serving as showrunner, executive producer, writer and co-director. Now, with a number of pilot and feature film scripts written and projects in development, KB is poised to continue to be a champion for Black entertainment and culture alongside his wife and business partner, Koliah.
In time for the Milan Winter Olympics, Dsquared2 returns with a Fall/Winter 2026 collection with nods to their Canadian roots. Over the years, Canada has produced its share of global fashion and retail success stories, with Montreal, Vancouver, and Toronto giving rise to big names like Lululemon, Mackage, Canada Goose, Moose Knuckles, Buffalo Jeans, Club Monaco, and more recently October’s Very Own. But when it comes to high-fashion, luxury brands, Dsquared² is in a space all its own. Founded by Toronto-born identical brothers Dean and Dan Caten in 1995, Dsquared² has been worn by some of the biggest names in…
From humble beginnings in North York to leading man, actor Adrian Walters and his rise is a story of faith bridging art. “I want to continue to work on things that excite me, challenge me, and allow me to discover worlds that are different from my own. My whole goal is to be used in a great way.” Canada has produced its share of Black leading actors in recent years. Among the leading men are Shamier Anderson, Stephan James, Adrian Holmes and Lyriq Bent to name a few. Now there’s another leading man on the rise. After appearing in series…
In his Wicked: For Good review, Kevin Bourne says that despite having less “wow” and sparkle than its predecessor, Wicked: For Good still a “highly enjoyable instant classic”. One of the most highly anticipated films of the year is Wicked: For Good, the sequel to Wicked (2024) and prequel to The Wizard of Oz (1939) which fills the holes in the 86-year-old Wizard of Oz story. It’s a coming-of-age film that not only tells the origin story of Elphaba, The Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda the Good, the Good Witch of the South, but some of the beloved…
In his Christy film review, Kevin Bourne calls Sydney Sweeney’s latest “an inspirational masterclass in onscreen performance” as Sweeney and Ben Foster deliver performances of a lifetime. After a busy 2024, the era of the biopic continues in 2025 with a number of icons being immortalized on the big screen, including Bruce Springsteen (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere), Mark Kerr (The Smashing Machine), and Whitney Wolfe Herd (Swiped). But chief among this year’s biographical films is Christy, retelling the inspirational true story of one of the greatest woman boxers to ever enter the ring. The film follows Christy Salters (Sydney…
For the first time since 1990, hip-hop doesn’t have a top 40 song on the Billboard 100 chart. SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne offers four reasons why. The hip-hop world is reeling from the news that for the first time since 1990, hip-hop does not have a Top 40 song on the Billboard 100 chart. after Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” left the chart. Some may see this as just a little blip, but for others it’s a sign of impending doom. Now, hip-hop has seen the signs that something was wrong. In 2023, the big news was that it took hip-hop…
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, one of the more highly anticipated biopics in recent years “underperforms” and falls a bit flat” says Kevin Bourne. Don’t look now, but we’re in the midst of boom when it comes to biopics. Last year alone, there was Reagan (Ronald Reagan), Queen of the Ring (Mildred Burke), The Apprentice (Donald Trump), Bob Marley: One Love (Bob Marley), Unstoppable (Anthony Robles), Shirley (Shirley Chisolm), Saturday Night (Saturday Night Live), Back To Black (Amy Winehouse), and A Complete Unknown (Bob Dylan) to name a few. This year, we have The Smashing Machine (Mark Kerr), Christy (Christy…
From humble beginnings in Toronto’s east end, Lauren Walters has worked with some of the biggest names in the biz, from Drake and Justin Bieber, to Jay-Z and Beyonce. “Scarborough is where it all began for me,” Walters recalls. “It’s my foundation. Along with my Jamaican roots, it made me the person I am today; my values, the way I see the world. It all comes back to being that Jamaican kid from Scarborough.” – Lauren Walters Although Scarborough, Ontario, the eastern suburb within the City of Toronto, seems like a world away from the stars, palm trees, and sandy…
Season two of Nobody Wants This is “quirky, funny, and well worth the wait” says SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne. Here’s our Nobody Wants This season two review. The show that sounds like a bad joke (“A rabbi and a podcaster…”) is officially back. Season two of Nobody Wants This begins with our favorite sisterly podcast duo discussing the latest between Joanne (Kristen Bell) and Noah (Adam Brody), a clever way of updating viewers on what’s been going on since season one. Things appear to be going well as we find them navigating the honeymoon-ish phase of their relationship. Now their next…
Although Season 2 was a tough act to follow, in his The Diplomat Season 3 review, Kevin Bourne says the latest season “builds to become the best season yet.” It’s the moment fans have been waiting for; the return of Netflix’s acclaimed political thriller The Diplomat. With Season 2 garnering multiple Critics’ Choice, Primetime Emmy, and Golden Globe Nominations, and being a hit with both fans and critics alike, the latest season has some massive shoes to fill. Oh, the burden of being great. The season opens with a lot of commotion as the American embassy grapples with the sudden…
The Victoria Beckham Netflix series, simply titled “Victoria Beckham’ is an “inspiration” and ‘a must-watch” for anyone with a dream. Two years after the release of her husband’s docuseries Beckham, former Spice Girl turned fashion designer, Victoria Beckham, is back with a self-titled docuseries of her own. It tells the story of her rise from being a daughter, loner, and a not so talented yet ambitious young performer to global brand. Most of us know the story of Victoria Beckham, even if at a surface level, but here are some takeaways from the series. Victoria Beckham wasn’t so posh after…
In his True North film review, Kevin Bourne calls the documentary “a must-see for all Canadians and Black people everywhere.” When we think about Black activism and civil rights, we often think about the United States, and figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Rose Parks, but a new documentary, which screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, is changing that. Directed by Michèle Stephenson, True North chronicles the events leading up to and during the Sir George Williams Affair, the biggest student protest in Canadian history, which took place at Sir George Williams University, now known as Concordia University, in…
