By MIMI LILIEFELDT People think how you choose to wear your hair is fairly arbitrary. For the most part, if you’re a white person, this assumption is true. For a woman of colour this decision can influence how the world perceives you, and we know it. Liz Doyle Harmer is the co-owner of Afterglow Yoga […]
By MIMI LILIEFELDT Lately there’s been much discussion of how to find our way towards racial equality. With so much information out there, it’s hard to know where to look for the right answer. Darien List believes we need to start with role models in our communities.Darien is the owner of our neighbourhood’s wildly popular […]
By MIMI LILIEFELDT If you’ve lived in the Beach for any length of time, then you know Tex Thomas, owner of Pro League Sports. Even if you don’t know his name, you recognize him from his reliable presence on Queen Street. Tex has a calm demeanor and easy smile; he’s a father of three kids, […]
By MIMI LILIEFELDT Welcome to Black Lives Here, a space created to get to know our Black community members and business owners. In light of the very real and important civil rights movement that is happening around the world, it felt timely to take this opportunity to open the conversation right here in our neighbourhood. […]
