A photo exhibit curated by NFL player Colin Kaepernick will be on display at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre all month as part of Kuumba, the city’s long-standing Black History Month festival celebrating the heritage, culture and traditions of Black Canadians. According to curator Ashley McKenzie-Barnes, this year’s festival features artists who haven’t been exhibited at the Harbourfront Centre before. Installations and artwork from Ghanaian artist Ekow Nimako, Nigerian artist William Ukoh, Jamaican artist Krystal Ball and local artist Yung Yemi are also featured. Throughout the month, the festival is set to feature theatre performances, comedy standup shows, dance and stage performances, workshops and other programming. This year the festival has strong athletics and wellness programming, McKenzie-Barnes said, adding the festival has partnered with athletics company Lululemon, which will offer wellness programming on Wednesdays run by Black practitioners that includes meditation techniques, yoga, boxing, fitness, life and emotional coaching.

Source: thestar February 02, 2020 21:22 UTC