Stuffing my pannier with yam, breadfruit and sugarcane, I reminded myself to go easy on the food shopping. There was…
10 African Plants that Changed the World
“Why are African Americans so touchy about eating watermelon?” the teenager asked. For our picnic in the park we had…
Searching for Indigenous history in Niagara-on-the-Lake
On a sunny Saturday summer afternoon I cycled around Niagara-on-the-Lake, but this time looking for Indigenous history. Some 10,000 years…
Healthy Parks Makes Healthy Cities, for Some
In healthy cities everyone should have access to a park within a ten minute walk. If the park is further…
16 Indigenous History Plaques in Toronto
There are few history plaques to Indigenous individuals in Toronto. There are plaques that show their collective history and presence,…
My Hanging Garden of Regent Park
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The Wonders were a bucket-list of…
Golfing While Black
One ravine and yet the river separated our two worlds. On one side was a private golf club and on…
20 Black History Plaques in Toronto
Heritage plaques are a quick way of assessing who and what is important to a place. I think of them…
The Buddha in the Garden
Gnomes don’t work in my balcony garden – I couldn’t find any with my Black features. Then I thought about…
Meeting Tom Thomson in Algonquin Park
What do you talk about to a dead man? Well, if it’s Tom Thomson, it could be canoeing, wilderness landscapes,…
