Men are often encouraged to “be a man”. SHIFTER columnist, Vladimir Jean-Gilles, talks about toxic masculinity, “nice guy” archetypes, red…
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From music to film & TV, Canada’s Black talent drain shows no signs of stopping says SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne. In…
In this opinion piece, Rose-Ingrid Benjamin says the same rules don’t apply to Black people in the case of Breonna…
Kevin Bourne talks about the immeasurable impact of Black culture and why society loves Black culture more than Black people.…
Toronto’s Sean Leon encourages creatives to go beyond the current narratives and pop culture norms, and to let go of…
Artist manager, Rebecca Dickson, offers some encouragement to people battling mental health in the music industry and addresses the pressure…
Award-winning, Ottawa-based francophone rapper LeFLOFRANCO shares about the inner turmoil he experienced in 2021 and how it got better “one…
In her exclusive piece for SHIFTER, Celeste Ceres explores why Black professionals are apprehensive about returning to work post-pandemic. On…
Inspired by the unfortunate murder of George Floyd, the many Canadian black men who took to social media to express…
At SHIFTER we’re big dreamers. Being big dreamers has served us well. You basically believe you can do anything, you…
Artists of the caliber of Prince only come a few times in a life time. He’s a part of that…
Last September our co-founder, Joe Mebrahtu, wrote a thought-provoking opinion piece on the power of creative protest. In it he…
