RECAP – DAVIDO AND DVSN STEP IN TO HEADLINE A VERY SUCCESSFUL MANIFESTO 2022 Kevin Bourne EventsMusic
INTERVIEW – BOSLEN TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW ALBUM GONZO AND HIS GROWTH AS AN ARTIST AND MAN HealthInterviewsMusic
BOURNE – THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S BLACK OUT NIGHT IS ABOUT REPRESENTATION, NOT SEGREGATION CultureOpinion
TORONTO TEACHER AND ANTI-RACISM ADVOCATE, KORINA THOMAS-REYNOLDS, LAUNCHES INDEPENDENT SCHOOL FOR BLACK STUDENTS ImpactSponsored
THE BLACK PITCH CONTEST IS COMBATTING SYSTEMIC RACISM WITH BARRIER-FREE ACCESS TO FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BLACK ENTREPRENEURS BusinessImpact
INTERVIEW – FIRST UP WITH RBCxMUSIC IS PROVIDING A PLATFORM FOR INDEPENDENT BIPOC CANADIAN ARTISTS ImpactInterviewsMusic
YOUTUBE AND THE WEEKND’S HXOUSE HELP CANADIAN CREATORS TURN THEIR PASSION INTO PROFIT WITH CNCPT CultureImpactInfluencersTechnologyToronto
PHOTOGRAPHER AND FILMMAKER FITCH JEAN IS INSPIRING OTHERS THROUGH HIS PASSION FOR STORYTELLING ArtBoss
SHIFTER BOSS – FLAWLESS ATHLETE FOUNDER, FAWWAZ IBRAHIM, BLENDS DYNAMISM AND DESIGN BossFashionSponsored
BOURNE – THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S BLACK OUT NIGHT IS ABOUT REPRESENTATION, NOT SEGREGATION CultureOpinion
OPINION – FROM BLACK-ON-BLACK VIOLENCE TO DISSING WOMEN, BLACK MEN NEED TO DO BETTER Kevin BourneOpinion
BOURNE – THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S BLACK OUT NIGHT IS ABOUT REPRESENTATION, NOT SEGREGATION Kevin Bourne CultureOpinionPundits have labelled the National Arts Centre Black Out event as segregation, but SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says it’s about representation...
OPINION – FROM BLACK-ON-BLACK VIOLENCE TO DISSING WOMEN, BLACK MEN NEED TO DO BETTER Kevin Bourne Kevin BourneOpinionIn his latest column, SHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says that from Black-on-black violence to dissing women, Black men need to do...
LISA LAFLAMME FIRING POINTS TO THE CHANGING JOB PROSPECTS IN JOURNALISM Kevin Bourne OpinionSHIFTER USHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne says CTV’s firing of Lisa Laflamme points to the changing job prospects in journalism and encourages more...
BOURNE – WHY FINDING A PLACE TO RENT IN TORONTO FEELS HARDER THAN EVER Kevin Bourne LifestyleOpinionTorontoTravelSHIFTER’s Kevin Bourne writes about why finding a place to rent in Toronto feels harder than ever, especially for Black...
SEAN LEON – GROWING UP IS ABOUT LETTING GO OF FEAR Guest post EditorialMusicOpinionToronto’s Sean Leon encourages creatives to go beyond the current narratives and pop culture norms, and to let go of...
ROOKZ – FROM HOMELESS TO HOMEOWNER: HOW FIXING YOUR MINDSET FIXES YOUR LIFE Guest post OpinionToronto-based entrepreneur Kiana “Rookz” Eastmond talks about how she went from homeless to homeowner by fixing her mindset and dealing...
DON AYITI – SIX THINGS THAT CHANGED WHEN I TURNED 30 Vladimir Jean-Gilles LifestyleOpinionVladimir Jean-GillesJournalist, radio host and SHIFTER columnist, Don Ayiti, shares “6 things that changed when I turned 30 years old”. As...
REBECCA DICKSON – SOMETIMES IT’S OKAY TO NOT BE OKAY Kevin Bourne EditorialLifestyleOpinionArtist manager, Rebecca Dickson, offers some encouragement to people battling mental health in the music industry and addresses the pressure...
LeFLOFRANCO – 2021 DIMMED MY LIGHT, BUT IT GOT BETTER “ONE DAY AT A TIME” Guest post EditorialImpactMusicOpinionAward-winning, Ottawa-based francophone rapper LeFLOFRANCO shares about the inner turmoil he experienced in 2021 and how it got better “one...
OPINION – THOUGH PROBLEMATIC, THERE’S NO NEED TO CANCEL KEVIN SAMUELS Jhamesha Milord Ashford CultureOpinionA petition calling for his cancellation is circulating but according to Jhamesha Milord Ashford, though problematic, there’s no need to...
BOURNE – THE ULTIMATE PROTEST IS SUCCESS AND REFUSING TO STAY IN OUR PLACE Kevin Bourne OpinionLast year, following the murder of George Floyd, I was unexpectedly named to Ottawa Life Magazine’s Best of Ottawa: Activist...
JULIAN TAYLOR – I STAND WITH MY INDIGENOUS KIN Kevin Bourne OpinionAs Canada faces its historical and present day treatment of our Indigenous people Mohawk and West Indian singer-songwriter, Julian Taylor,...