Supinder Wraich and Enrico Colantoni in CBC's Allegiance Supinder Wraich is Sabrina Sohal, a top police academy achiever whose father, a federal Minister is arrested on treason charges on the day and at the place of her graduation ceremony. Suddenly under the media spotlight, she must keep her …
Women and Immigration, Freezing One’s Assets, Canada’s Newest Female Cop, a Pill to Cure Heartache … et plus!
By Anne Brodie The Canadian Reads 2015 book Ru, the dramatic true story of Kim Thúy whose family fled Vietnam for Canada, endured a nerve-shattering journey and adjustment to a strange culture has been adapted for the big screen. They were the so-called "boat people" fleeing a murderous regime. …
Britain’s beloved Sir Lenny Henry Pays Tribute to Three Resilient Women Who Left Jamaica for the UK in the Heartwarming Series Three Little Birds.
Sir Lenny Henry, Britain's beloved actor and producer remembers three strong women from his family, and all the others, who left Jamaica for better lives in England in the 50s in the BritBox series Three Little Birds. They were not prepared for the challenges they'd face including sexism, racism, …
Amanda Parris Hosts an Insider’s Study of Modern Blackness in For the Culture.
CBC stalwart Amanda Parris travelled and listened to collect intel on the ways Blackness has changed as a lived concept. Larry Wilmore, Bolu Babalola, Gina Yashere, and Mwazulu Diyabanza join Parris in provocative discussions of topics including reparations for slavery, the crisis in Black maternal …
Ambition’s Price, and Being Elsewhere.
By Anne Brodie Writer-director Kaouther Ben Hania's innovative style brings to vivid, unforgettable life Four Daughters, a quasi-documentary about a family of Tunisian women mourning the disappearance of the eldest two daughters who were "devoured by wolves". Ben Hania as the real mother Olfa …
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