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  The Spoken Words Of Dwayne Morgan Dwayne Morgan is a name that has been garnering attention recently. The Scarborough spoken word poet delivered a performance on the first day of Black History Month at the Power Plant art gallery at Harbourfront. Next month, he is set to present "When Sisters Speak" at the St Lawrence Centre as part of Black Mental Health Week. On January 1st of last month, to be precise, he received the Order of Ontario! Since 1993, Dwayne Morgan has been a prominent figure and an integral part of Canada's spoken word and live arts scene. Affectionately nicknamed 'The Godfather' of Canadian spoken word poetry, Morgan has been providing a platform for women of color to share their stories and experiences through spoken word poetry for the past 24 years. "When Sisters Speak" is the largest and longest-running spoken word showcase featuring Black women in North America. This year's event will be held on March 9 as part of Black Menta...

  36 dancers from Africa here to show Toronto the Rite of Spring BY STEPHEN WEIR .   African Dancer Shelly Tetely Ohene-Nyako and 35 other dancers from 14 African countries, is in the middle of an around-the-world tour which brings them all to Toronto this weekend. She told the Caribbean Camera yesterday that European and North American audiences who have already caught their Rite of Spring performance were so amazed seeing so much blackness on stage. The Rite of Spring   will be performed Saturday and Sunday at the Meridan Hall (St Lawrence Theatre) danced by this specially assembled company of dancers. “The choreography is very powerful,” said Ohene-Nyako. “Instead of the body type people are used to seeing in dance – tall thin women - Toronto will be seeing a wide range - we have small girls, tall girls, women with girls’ curves and (buff) men. While the language of this  choreography  is the same as a visceral 1975 version of this historic dance, there is a ...