RECAP – KEVONSTAGE HOSTS VOLUME 12 OF THEKEEP YOUR DISTANCE COMEDY SHOW SERIES
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a damper on live entertainment all over the world, from live music to sporting events, with many savvy entrepreneurs and...
ONWARD AND UPWARD: 12 WAYS OTTAWA BECAME MORE “BLACK” IN 2020
When I first moved to the capital from Toronto, Ottawa was very slow and small. It was in a type of municipal puberty—that awkward phase where you're ...
OTTAWA SHINES AS HOST TO AFROWORLD FEST 2020 [WATCH]
This past weekend, Ottawa, Canada played host to the first annual AFROWORLD Fest, presented by Equal Chance. Originally scheduled to be a live event, ...
WHO OWNS HIP-HOP? – THE BIGGEST TRAVESTY ISN’T THE LOSS OF LYRICISM BUT THE LOSS OF OWNERSHIP
Today, there's a lot of tension between the younger generation and the "old heads" who grew up in hip-hop in the 80's and 90's. The younger generation...
IS DURHAM REGION CANADA’S NEXT CULTURAL HOTSPOT?
There might be something in the water in Durham Region. In case you haven't noticed, Durham, the municipality just east of Toronto, has been punching ...
CANADIAN ARTIST HTBSLE UNVEILS AIR FORCE BLACKS PHOTO COLLECTION
If you haven't heard the name Liz Clarke, aka htbsle (pronounced "hitabaseelay"), it's a name you should remember. In recent years, the Toronto-born, ...
FOR THE CULTURE: 15 BLACK TALENTS SHAPING MEDIA & CULTURE IN CANADA
Being Black in Canada is a four-part Black History Month article series from SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne
We usually look to the United States when ...
TOP 10 ONTARIO CULTURE DAYS EVENTS IN OTTAWA AND TORONTO
The 10th anniversary of Ontario Culture Days (OCD) features an eclectic roster of free activities and events taking place across all of Ontario from...
JAY-Z CROWNED HIP-HOP’S FIRST BILLIONAIRE
Four and a half years after Dr. Dre was prematurely anointed hip-hop's first billionaire after selling Beats Electronics to Apple, Forbes has official...
RECAP – SOLE EXCHANGE TORONTO 2019
After checking out SneakerCon Toronto last fall, I had the opportunity to stop by and experience this year’s Sole Exchange Canada in the 6ix. Sneakerh...
KIM KARDASHIAN WEST SET TO BECOME A LAWYER
Queen Kardashian West is studying to become a lawyer. Surprised? Of course not. Kim Kardashian West (KKW) is daughter of the late Robert Kardashian, w...
15 VIDEO GAME RELEASES COMING IN 2019
In a world where there are so many different options for playing games (like your phone, PC, Xbox, PS4, and now Google is getting their own streaming ...