Hip to the game Has the success of hip-hop killed Black-owned fashion companies? Kevin Kapenda // Hall of Famer When Lavar Ball told the media outlets that him and his…
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‘Black Panther: The Album’ could mark the return of “Black” Cinema
HIP TO THE GAME Black Panther: The Album could mark the return of “Black” Cinema KEVIN KAPENDA // COLUMNIST When Black cinema and television was at its height between the…
Black History Month
Time to expose Canada’s history of anti-black violence to the mainstream KEVIN KAPENDA // Contributor ILLUSTRATION BY ANNIE CHANG It’s February again, but this Black History Month feels different than...
Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” is proof of changing tides in hip-hop’s conversation on mental health
Hip to the Game Logic’s “1-800-273-8255” is proof that hip-hop is opening up to mental health Kevin Kapenda // The Goat Less than a year-and-a-half ago, Kid Cudi was reportedly…
Hip to the game: Is 2018 the year of Canadian hip-hop or more “Despacitos”?
Hip to the game Is 2018 the year of Canadian hip-hop or more “Despacitos”? KEVIN KAPENDA // COLUMNIST By the end of 2017, it was clear that hip-hop had come…
Columns: Canada is acknowledging its racism. Time to name its source
State of the Diaspora: Canada is acknowledging its racism. Time to name its source (white supremacy) Kevin Kapenda // Columnist Admitting your mistakes is never easy. Acknowledging you treat different groups…
State of the diaspora
Reclaiming Blackness in a White World Kevin Kapenda // Columnist The first person who called me black did not look like me. As a child, my identity derived from my…
The race to lead BC’s “Party of No”
Seven BC Liberals Step Forward to Replace Christy Clark Kevin Kapenda // Columnist The journey to replace Christy Clark and return the BC Liberals to government has begun. While most…
State of the diaspora
The World Cup and Growing up Black Kevin Kapenda // Columnist By mid-November, 32 teams from across the globe will have earned a place at next year’s World Cup in…