Code Noir News Today

Anti-racism and anti-colonial protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd raise new questions about how societies fill their public spaces.

An iconic Irish beer is the surprising star of this creamy Caribbean cocktail.

Check out the books discussed on national CBC Radio programs from Feb. 12 to 18, 2024.

In this issue, an investigation into a Toronto-based travel nurse agency; the best way to spend a million dollars; tips to feel your best in old age

Canisia Lubrin delivers a kaleidoscopic collection of stories about Black life framed against the 17th-century French laws governing slavery

[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Deborah Dundas (Toronto Star) interviews writer Canisia Lubrin, whose debut novel, Code Noir, was published this month. Here are excerpts from “‘I’ve always been attracted to things that are a little bit different’: The writer whose groundbreaking debut fiction was worth the wait.”…

This relatively untrampled member of the French Antilles is something to behold, writes Emma Graney

Canisia Lubrin's first novel, Code Noir, was published this week (February 2024) by Knopf Canada. Deborah Dundas (Toronto Star) writes that Code Noir  “subverts the infamous code dictating the life of slaves decreed by King Louis XIV of France.”  Description: Canisia Lubrin's debut fiction is that rare work of art—a brilliant, startlingly original book that…

“Creole Histories: An Evening with Edwidge Danticat, Nathalie Joachim, and Canisia Lubrin” will take place on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 6:30 to 8:00pm (DST) at the Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street) in New York. [Admission is free, but registration is required. See link below.] Description (MoMA): Join us for a special…

Caroline McConnell shares what’s going on in Peterborough’s Northcrest Ward.