To survive in Toronto’s Little Jamaica, businesses need to outlast COVID-19 and LRT construction which has already dragged on for nearly a decade, Marcus Medford reports.
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Marcus Medford
Marcus is a poet, editor and freelance journalist based in Toronto. He currently works with New Canadian Media as an Editor and as a Freelance Writer for ByBlacks.com, The Edge: A Leader's Magazine and The Soapbox Press.
SAD Phase: Dealing with Mental Health During the Pandemic
You don’t need to get COVID-19 for the pandemic to negatively impact your health. Specifically, your mental health.
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The Politics of Protests
Columnist Marcus Medford writes on how privilege intersects with protests and what it means to fight for your rights.
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Who Wants to Carve the Tension? Conversation, Confrontation and Compassion
Marcus Medford shares his advice on how to navigate difficult but topical conversations with loved ones this holiday season.
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Adam Skelly is No Champion for Small Business
Columnist Marcus Medford writes on Etobicoke restaurant owner’s entitled behaviour and decision to open his restaurant for indoor dining despite COVID-19 restrictions.
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A Seat at the Table: Black Women in Politics
Column reviews the trajectories of three Black women politicians who have recently been in the news and looks to the future with optimism.
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Green Party Leader Questions By-election Amidst COVID-19 Surge
The two by-elections set to take place on October 26 in Toronto will proceed as scheduled despite soaring cases of COVID-19 in the city.
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Hana Shafi’s New Book Encourages Empathy and Self-care
Hana Shafi’s new book Small, Broke, and Kind of Dirty, features affirmations and images related to her own life, racism, feminism and pop culture. NCM’s Marcus Medford shares his interview with the award-winning poet and artist.
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“Not a Life You’d Wish for your Worst Enemy”: Refugee Describes Toronto Shelter During COVID-19
After fleeing from a forced marriage in Chad, human rights activist, Mariam Moussa Agrei shares her experience living in a homeless shelter in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Why Is ‘Black’ Always a Bad Thing?
Negative expressions using the word ‘black’ reinforces the hurtful and harmful ideas put forward by stereotypes, writes columnist Marcus Medford.
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