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After facing heavy criticism over her performance on Britains Got Talent, the Never Enough singer insists that she is an unsigned, independent artist who is still trying to make a name for herself.

Posted: Jun 30, 2021 10:30 AM ET | Last Updated: June 30 Joey Badass (left) and Andrew Howard in Two Distant Strangers.(Netflix) Black Light is a column by Governor General Award-winning writer Amanda Parris that spotlights, champions and challenges art and popular culture that is created by Black people and/or centres Black people. While Amanda is away on maternity leave, a different writer will be featured in a guest edition of the column each month. This months edition is an essay by wri...

These Black Toronto photographers are using their cameras to create the world they want to see "How do they look at the city? How does it look back? And what happens, there, in the middle of that relationship?" Social Sharing I cant help but wonder what kinds of worlds these artists will breathe into a post-pandemic Toronto Posted: Mar 30, 2021 12:45 PM ET | Last Updated: March 30 Clockwise from top left: Yasmine Omar (photo by Layla Berih), Asmaa Bana (photo by Ethan Cochrane), William Ukoh (s...

No matter how far from Toronto he goes, SAFEs music always embodies Esplanade The neighbourhoods dynamic vibe, which he calls "beautiful but grimy," runs through Saif Musaads songs. Social Sharing The neighbourhoods dynamic vibe, which he calls beautiful but grimy, runs through Saif Musaads songs Posted: Apr 30, 2021 12:00 PM ET | Last Updated: April 30 Saif Musaad, a.k.a. SAFE.(Supplied) Black Light is a column by Governor General Award-winning writer Amanda Parris that spotlights, champions ...

Posted: Feb 22, 2021 1:00 PM ET | Last Updated: February 22 Cuckoo Bee, 2014, mixed wire with red and brown wool, 29x16x13"(Charmaine Lurch/Photo by Toni Hafkensheid) Black Light is a column by Governor General Award-winning writer Amanda Parris that spotlights, champions and challenges art and popular culture that is created by Black people and/or centres Black people. While Amanda is away on maternity leave, a different writer will be featured in a guest edition of the column each month. Th...

Why Black artists should spend 2021 forging our own paths — not trying to fix broken institutions "Our collective protests have created a chasm, one we can fill with Black art, new ideas, and our full selves," writes artist and activist Rodney Diverlus. Social Sharing Our collective protests have created a chasm, one we can fill with Black art, new ideas, and our full selves Posted: Jan 15, 2021 3:00 PM ET | Last Updated: January 15 Rodney Diverlus.(Robin Pueyo) Black Light is a column ...