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The People's Residence: Dedicated to the intellectual and cultural experience of people of African and Caribbean ancestry. (blackhurstcc.org)

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📚☀️🌅FRI OCT 30: @adfrntbooklist and @baba_nyumbani are proud to present THE SUN WILL SHINE ON MY TOMORROW. The story of Dorice Lusuli as told by author Sandee MacGregor. “The Sun Will Shine on My Tomorrow” tells the true story of Dorice, a young girl in Nairobi, Kenya, who lost both of her parents and was left facing fear, grief, and uncertainty about what would come next. Through prayer and the support of a caring village, she found the food, school fees, and protection she needed, along with a renewed sense of hope for her future! Please, join us to celebrate this story at 6:30pm at @adfrntbooklist.

Sandee Macgregor is a Canadian author based in Southern Ontario. Trained as a teacher, she is the author of two bestselling devotionals, a shared mother-daughter journal through Psalm 119 and a mother-son devotional walking through the book of Proverbs, as well as the children’s books “Can I Take It to Heaven?” and “Lucy’s Adoption Song,” the latter also based on a true story about a family’s international adoption journey.

Baba Nyumbani, Swahili for “father of the home,” is a family-style village in Kitale, Kenya, founded in 2004. Children grow up in loving, stable homes with house parents, aunties, grandparents, and siblings, either together in the village or alongside relatives in their home communities, and are supported through school, college, and into independent adulthood.

To purchase the book through A Different Booklist: https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/HNmlMrkjU-HTxHwC1x93pg (🔗 Link in bio.)

📅 Friday, October 30, 2026
🕡 6:30PM – 8:30PM
📍 A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St, Toronto
🎟 Free admission

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Save the Date

Saturday, November 14, 2026

A launch 🚀 to celebrate the release of STOP ANTIBLACK RACISM: 8 Ways to Act Now, my twelfth book

Stay tuned for details.

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You’re invited! 💛📖

Join us for a book reading of The Sun Will Shine On My Tomorrow with author Sandee Macgregor, and hear the true story of Dorice’s journey of hope and resilience.

📅 Friday, October 30 | 6:30–8:30 p.m.
📍 A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St, Toronto

While Dorice won’t be attending, come learn about her story and Baba Nyumbani, the organization that supported her every step of the way. 🌅

✨ Free to attend · Family-friendly
👉 RSVP: link in bio

Thank you to Blackhurst Cultural Centre and A Different Booklist for partnering with us! 🙏

#TheSunWillShineOnMyTomorrow #BabaNyumbani #FromCrisisToCapability #TorontoEvents #BookLaunch ChildrensBooks CanLit Bookstagram

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Ready to lock down your digital footprint?

YouthUnlocked has teamed up with the Black Culture Centre for a high-impact AI Digital Safety Workshop designed to help you take control of your online narrative.

Bring your devices because this is a fully hands-on session. Under the expert guidance of Dr. Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Silja Mitange, and Seun Arowoogun, you’ll learn exactly what AI knows about you and how to optimize your privacy settings on the spot.

📍 777 Bathurst St, Toronto
📅 November 25, 2026
⏰ 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM

Your data is valuable protect it. Click the link in our bio to RSVP! 🔗

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📚🚀🌴SAT NOV 7: @adfrntbooklist and @goose_lane are proud to present celebrated Jamaican Canadian author Pamela Mordecai in conversation with journalist Neil Armstrong for the launch of her new collection of Caribbean diasporic short fiction, TWO DAYS IN MAYARO! Please, join us at 2pm at @adfrntbooklist.

Pamela Mordecai's first short story collection, PINK ICING received glowing reviews, and her debut novel, RED JACKET, was shortlisted for the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize. She has published nine collections of poetry and books for children. Weaving old time and contemporary stories, TWO DAYS IN MAYARO, Pamela's second collection of short fiction, depicts the struggles, triumphs, and humour of diaspora life, creating a world powered by unforgettable characters in language that sings.

Come celebrate this Jamaican Canadian queen of Caribbean literature! Special guest Nalo Hopkinson will introduce the author, and journalist and community advocate Neil Armstrong will conduct the interview. Enjoy a live reading by Pamela, a Q&A, and an opportunity to purchase TWO DAYS IN MAYARO - be sure to get your copy signed.

To purchase the book through A Different Booklist: https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/Hotw0wf-6PFwOISKyYgWLw (🔗 Link in bio.)

📅 Saturday, November 7, 20206
🕡 2PM – 4PM
📍 A Different Booklist, 779 Bathurst St, Toronto
🎟 Free admission
☕️ Light refreshments will be served

Spread the word, and see you there - #ReadDifferently!
#FallReads #NewRelease #CaribLit #CanLit📚

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📚🗣️🚧THIS WEDNESDAY - Not to be missed! Join Dr. Gilberto Fernandes along with labour leaders Rosemarie Powell, Mamadou Bah and John Cartwright for a roundtable discussion on labour rights, activism, and diversity in Toronto’s construction industry, 6:30pm at Blackhurst CC.

Dr. Fernandes's new book, MILITANTS, MOBSTERS, AND MAVERICKS: THE MEN WHO BUILT MODERN TORONTO IN THE 1960S-70s will form the basis of the discussion.

To order and learn more about the book: https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/ifabLUcZKdI47BMA_Ea6Ng (🔗Link in bio.)

📅 Wednesday, October 21, 2026
🕡 6:30PM – 8:30PM
📍 Blackhurst Cultural Centre,
777–779 Bathurst St, Toronto
🎟 Free admission

See you there - #ReadDifferently! #TorontoHistory #NewRelease #academic📚

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📚🚀🌴A few highlights from the final day of this year's edition of the Black and Caribbean Book Affair 2026. 1. Didier Leclair, author of THE AFRICAN PRINCE, THE TRANSLATOR, AND THE NAZI, with interviewer and poet Canute Lawrence. 2. Itah kicks off the Parade of Children's Books 3. Authors featured in the parade: Delano Brown, author of MY NEIGHBORHOOD; Heather Beaumont, author of WHEN WE GO HOME; and Yolanda T. Marshall, author of SWEET SORREL STAND, 2ND ED. 4. Delano signs copies of his book. 5. Heather reading from WHEN WE GO HOME. 6. Authors Nadia L. Hohn and Yolanda Marshall.

Thank you to all who attended 🫶🏿! Join us again next year to honour the Black and Caribbean stories that enrich Canadian literature with colour, rhythm, and life - #ReadDifferently!📚

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Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of popping into A DIFFERENT BOOKLIST Bookstore to celebrate the launch 🚀 of a new 📕 book called DELE & AMINATA’S JOLLOF WAR by Yewande Daniel-Ayoade which took place on October 10, 2026.

Yewande is a Calgary-based award-winning author and this is her second book.

I absolutely adored this book when I read a digital preview copy months ago.

Now, I finally get to hold one in my hands. It is really such a gorgeous book— funny, fresh, and yummy.

The launch was complete with Jollof spice making, a lively reading, and appearance with the author.

It was great to see author Sadé Smith there as well.

From this book launch, I headed to @chubbysjamaican t prepare for the SANKOFA’S PEN Fall Gathering and Sadé’s surprise shower.

Congratulations to my fellow Owlkids author Yewande and her illustrator, Bri Marie!

@adfrntbooklist @adifferentbooklist_ @blackhurstcc @ydayoade @owlkidspublishing #deleandaminatasjollofwar

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📚🚀🏗️REMINDER - On Wednesday! A Different Booklist will be hosting a roundtable discussion on the construction industry in Toronto. Panelists will include author Dr. Gilberto Fernandes and labour leaders Rosemarie Powell, Mamadou Bah, and John Cartwright.

Topics to be discussed: Changes in work, diversity, rights, activism, in the construction industry. Prof. Fernandes's newly released history title, MILITANTS, MOBSTERS, AND MAVERICKS: THE MEN WHO BUILT MODERN TORONTO IN THE 1960s-70s will be the basis of the talk.

Purchase the book now via our webstore: https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/ifabLUcZKdI47BMA_Ea6Ng (Link in bio.)

Discussion gets underway at 6:30pm at @blackhurstcc - all are welcome. Presented by @adfrntbooklist and @formacbooks. See you there - #ReadDifferently! #CanadianHistory #Labour #AuthorTalks📚

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This Saturday, let's talk calypso Rose. Reserve your spot here. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/calypso-rose-gelien-matthews-in-conversation-with-rhoma-spencer-tickets-2003214303908?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios&sg=1587b73ea247386447859beaa3b7321197c4a019ce208bd8258bdc3bbdbdb3fcc25bd5ceb88610b627bcba69efb4f52ed6ba5af4a6c887978f61a07a01ea90b861e395f86ddb1e70147861cb. #calypsohistorymonth #kaiso #queenofcalypso #calypsorose @sweethanddelights @queenoftheroadmusical @blackhurstcc #caribbeanbookfair

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📚🚀🍅Nothing like enjoying jollof rice and a wonderful book with friends on a fall afternoon! And that's exactly what we did at @blackhurstcc with author Yewande Daniel-Ayoade, launching her newest picture book, DELE & AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR!

Congratulations, Yewande and illustrator Bri Marie McNish! 👏🏿🎉 And 🙏🏿 to host @dkabiawu and interviewer @sadesmith_author for guiding the conversation with creative, interactive elements (the chain story icebreaker and polling activity). TY to all who attended and supported!

ICYMI, @adfrntbooklist has a few signed copies of Yewande's THE LITTLE REGENT and DELE & AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR. Purchase copies at our webstore: https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/s10bAYl4gC7RsLH3b2gv0g (🔗 in bio.)

Happy #ThanksgivingWeekend to all - may we be grateful for life's blessings and share warmth and togetherness with others - #ReadDifferently! #childrensliterature #CanLit #diversebooks 🥧🍂📚

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📚🚀🍅TOMORROW! Nigerian Canadian author @ydayoade will launch her #picturebook DELE & AMINATA'S JOLLOF WAR, 2pm at @blackhurstcc!

Purchase the book https://adifferentbooklist.com/item/s10bAYl4gC7RsLH3b2gv0g (🔗 in bio) and join us this #ThanksgivingWeekend for a wonderful story celebrating West African culture - #ReadDifferently!📚

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