As of July 20, 2021, artists can apply to work under the leadership of Jae Sterling and Contra through Arts Commons Incubator - a new multidisciplinary artist development program.

Outliers is one of the most unique books I have ever read (for several reasons), this is a book where Gladwell makes the dubious claim that an individual’s birth month will determine their ability to be a great professional hockey player, backing up the claim with statistics. A real Canadian dream. However, these causal narratives allow Gladwell to slip in some of his more problematic ideas.

Without the long history built on the backs of enslaved peoples of Africa, the musical landscape of the world as we know it today would be very different. As the blues were born out of a deep, intrinsic need to connect with one's origins and build community, so have been many of the most listened to genres across the globe.

Bola Rahman began writing to hold onto memories that she hoped to share later, with her favourite uncle. Today the Nigerian-born, Calgary-based author has self-published her first book Finding Home, with all of the proceeds supporting the upcoming Lagos Christmas Drive.

Summertime, retail, and colourist microaggressions.

Without the history of spirituals and work songs passed between slaves in the plantation fields of the Deep South, much of the music that is popular around the globe would not exist.