Latest from Huda Hassan
The R&B singer Idman is choosing to do the scary things
Exploring grief, heartbreak, and nostalgia, Huda Hassan talks with the Somali-Canadian singer Idman about being fearless in their work.
Against the Grain
'Membering the enduring legacy of Austin Clarke
Born on this day in 1934, Clarke's career saw him go from CBC stagehand to one of Canada's most important writers.
Against the Grain
Fireweed's revolutionary Women of Colour issue lit a path for feminist publishing 40 years ago
These Toronto-based feminists of colour shook up the literary scene with a special 1983 edition, featuring early work from writers like Makeda Silvera and Dionne Brand.
Against the Grain
NOW just became one of Canada's only Black-owned publications — but rebuilding will be a struggle
The venerable Toronto magazine has a new owner ... and the shadow of over $2 million in debt. Can Brandon Gonez rebuild the digital platform without a plan to pay it off?
Against the Grain
What bell hooks and Greg Tate taught us about Black art
One year after we lost both vital Black cultural critics, Huda Hassan and Alexis Pauline Gumbs look back on their lasting legacies.
Against the Grain
Drake's Megan Thee Stallion lyric is just the latest in a long pattern of misogyny
Listeners were stunned by the "Circo Loco" lyric — but they shouldn't have been. The rapper has embraced hypermasculinity to push back against his perceived softness.
Against the Grain
How Mary Ann Shadd Cary set the blueprint for abolitionist feminist writing
The first woman to publish a newspaper in Canada was a master of disruption whose influence is still felt.
For nearly 30 years, this activist bookseller has bridged the gaps in Canadian literature
From behind her bookstore counter, Anjula Gogia has helped spread the word of feminism and anti-racism in Canada
Point of View
Why it matters who tells Black stories onscreen
Barry Avrich's controversial Canadian Screen Awards speech wasn't surprising — the film industry has a long history of co-opting Black voices without supporting Black talent.
Growing up in a segregated Montreal set the tone for Oscar Peterson's complex relationship to Canada
Black jazz musicians "coloured south of Montreal as Black as they could" — but it wasn't easy.