Mathieu DaCosta Today G98.7FM celebrates the achievements of interpreter and translator Mathieu DaCosta. DaCosta was favoured by many explorers for his multilingual talents, (thought to have included the languages of Dutch, English, French, Portuguese and an...
Harriet Tubman Today G98.7FM celebrates the achievements of African-American abolitionist and humanitarian Harriet Tubman. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made more than nineteen missions to rescue more than 300 slaves, using the network of...
Reverend Addie Aylestock Today G98.7FM celebrates the achievements of Reverend Addie Aylestock , the first ordained black woman minister in Canada who served British Methodist Episcopal churches for over twenty years. Image Source: barryboucher.typepad.com...
Marcus Garvey Today G98.7FM celebrates the achievements of Jamaican political leader, journalist, and entrepreneur Marcus Mosiah Garvey, Jr., who was a major advocate of the Black nationalism and Pan-Africanism movements, to which end he founded the Universal...
Anderson Ruffin Abbott Today G98.7FM celebrates the achievements of Canadian physician Anderson Ruffin Abbott M.D., who’s career included serving in the American Civil War as one of few black doctors, and even attending the deathbed of Abraham Lincoln. ...
Granville T Woods Today G98.7FM celebrates the achievements of American inventor Granville T Woods (a.k.a the ‘Black’ Edison), who dedicated his life to developing a variety of inventions relating to the railroad industry. Image Source: nedobandam.com ...
G98.7FM Entertainment News Ava DuVernay was named entertainer of the year at this year’s NAACP Image Awards that was held last night in California. DuVernay praised other black artists from the stage as she accepted her award, naming writers and directors such as...
G98.7FM ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Police say that an alleged attack involving a man attempting to cut off an 11-year-old girl's hijab on her way to school last week didn't happen. Last Friday, the girl told police that she was on her way to school when a man dressed...
G98.7FM ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Marvel Studio's 'Black Panther' is already set to have a huge debut at the box office come February. According to US ticket-buying site Fandango.com, presales for the highly anticipated superhero film, have been the largest the...
G98.7FM ENTERTAINMENT NEWS Rachel Dolezal is back in the media spotlight - this time in response to the controversial H&M ad. The former NAACP president for the Spokane, WA chapter decided to create a "protest hoodie" for sale to counter H&M's "coolest monkey...
G98.7FM Entertainment News Tennis champ Serena Williams shows off her beautiful baby girl on the cover of Vogue Magazine! In this issue which hits shelves in February, Williams opens up on motherhood, marriage and making her comeback on the tennis court.
G98.7FM Entertainment News Canadians across the country are in mourning with the loss of Canadian legend Gord Downie. The Tragically Hip frontman died last night after a lengthy battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer. He was 53. Fans nationally and...
