Kuumba won't be jumping this Black History Month. All February live events postponed/cancelled
KUUMBA DEAD IN THE (FROZEN) WATER, BUT SOME ACTS COMING THIS SPRING Trixx No official announcement has been issued by Harbourfront yet about the possible cancellation of their Kuumba Festival but the word on the street is that the annual event is on life support. Kuumba, Toronto’s keynote festival marking Black Futures Month (Black History Month), was scheduled to run from February 1-28. Because of Covid, it has already postponed and cancelled all the advertised keynote live events. In December the Caribbean Camera interviewed Kuumba organizers about the return of comedy, theatre, authors and dance. Before we could publish the story about the coming of live Black entertainment to Kuumba (in 2021 it was an on-line festival) the Province stepped in with Covid restrictions that have made it almost impossible for Kuumba to pull it off by next week! Just after New Years the government ordered the closure of all festivals, indoor concerts and live performances in Ontario. The l