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EDITOR’S LETTER ront Page Magazine is an urban lifestyle magazine catering to Canada's entertainment and entrepreneurial community in further detail; we will conduct interviews, cover events and write editorials for companies that need additional exposure. Front Page Magazine is being used as a marketing tool for Front Page Management Inc., which is an entertainment management company, and at the same time we will open it up to the public so that they can use our magazine as an outlet to market their talent and showcase their businesses through interviews and advertising. I know Front Page Magazine will be an asset to the entertainers who don’t get showcased due to the lack of options available to the individual who has no knowledge of marketing. Front Page Magazine will give them that option through positive networking. This issue was a special and unique one for us at Front Page Magazine. We took time out and considered all the topics that we should go in-depth on The majority of the content that you will read about is what we face on a day to day basis in the urban community. My team spent hours on end developing articles which we know will allow you to stop and think, also obtain useful knowledge that you might not have been aware about. I’m going to give you a quick rundown of some of the topics that we wrote about and why we felt it was necessary. The child obesity article was written because we felt people needed to know that children face this problem, and that it is a disease plaguing our youth and without the proper knowledge to face this problem head on we will see the increase in this disease destroy our young ones. Over the past weeks, we have been in contact with the founder of Youth Day, we got invited to attend a press conference to get more information on the event, and we were impressed to see the amount of talent we have in the city and the mind state of the youth today. In this issue, you will find a press release that will allow you to be a part of the experience that we have had the pleasure of being a part of. The entertainment section I know will keep your eye's glues to the page. We included a Roberta flock editorial that will blow your mind in the sense of. We delivered content with passion so that you the reader will feel like it was specifically written for you personally. Front Page Magazine wants to give special thanks to our writers, photographers and our editors for working non-stop to produce the content for this issue, without my team this would not have been possible. Your efforts and time are truly appreciated.
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The Growing Movement … Rhythm and Blues hythm and Blues has over 70 years of boasting rights; it’s filled with soulful music that captures the ears of music lovers of all generations. There has been no other genre that continues to grow not only in popularity but in definition. Taking on many adaptations, artists try to find their own rhythm in an era filled with change and progression.
guitars and harmonicas are the instruments of choice. Blues was first recorded in the 1920s. When recording companies recognized the potential of blues, which was called race music at the time they began recording and marketing it towards the African-American community. These recordings were passionate and soulful, mainly recorded by individual singers while playing an acoustic guitar. Mamie Smith recorded the first vocal blues song; this was the first recording by an African American. When she recorded “Crazy Blues” in 1920, she forever engraved her mark in blues history.
Rhythm and Blues has a long history, the genre known as Blues music primarily of the “Deep South” was sung among the African- American slaves. The origin is closely linked to the religious music of the Afro- American community spirituals or “Negro spirituals," which go further back to the middle 18th century when slaves were Christianized by the efforts to de- Africanize them through forbidding them to speak their native tongue.
The development of Delta blues was passed down orally, in written form and later into recordings. There was little recording done within the Mississippi area, instead Delta blues musicians such as; Charley Patton and Skip James headed to northern cities for recording sessions before returning to their homes. Delta blues men of the 20s and 30s paved the way with their influence on the next generation of Mississippi greats like Muddy Waters, whom took the style of music north to cities like Chicago and Detroit.
Unable to express themselves freely without the fear of punishment, they created “bush meetings." Bush meetings were secret meeting place. They used this as an escape outlet also as a place of creation. It was during this time that work songs and Christian hymns were created, for a way of hope, expression of defeat, victory and a way of communication with each other. Selfexpression, and togetherness by way of music was all they had left and this was their way of passing ones strength to the other. Blues music is the music of rural south, notably the Mississippi Delta or the “Delta Blues." Mississippi is regarded as the birthplace of this category of music. Blues is one of the earliest styles of this genre; where
Chicago Blues marked the transformation of country blues into urban blues, which the blacks of the south brought with them as they migrated to the north known as the “Great Migration “during the Great Depression. Since the clubs and crowds were bigger Delta Blues musicians altered their instruments of choice and performance style in order to captive, the audience. These minor tweaks gave birth to a whole new style of the blues, one that was even more dominating then it predecessor. These musicians found that making the harmonica louder with the aid of a
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microphone and by adding electrically amplified guitars, amplified bass guitars, drums, piano and sometimes the saxophone. As this style of music began to gain popularity, more and more clubs began to populate featuring this genre. It was no longer considered music for blacks living in the south side of Chicago; soon enough there were clubs in the north side and more white men playing the blues.
most well-known performer of the Delta blues sound( also recorded numerous songs under the names Texas Slim, Delta John and of course, his own name, Elmore James, Junior Kimbrough, and not to mention Muddy Waters although he is more known as a Chicago Blues musician, but started his blues journey in his place of birth the Mississippi.
By the 1970s it was then used as a blanket term for soul and funk. By the 1980s, a newer style of R&B formed, becoming known as “Contemporary R&B” which is a combination of elements such as pop, the black era of swing, boogie-woogie rhythm, country jazz, hip hop, R&B and funk. The 1980s marked the end of the disco era, paving the way for Contemporary R&B or as we notably call it ‘R&B’. In the early stages of Contemporary R&B the music produced was very pop- oriented and had that record production style to it. The 80s produced such artist as Luther Vandross, Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston and Michael and Janet Jackson. By the end of this time period, the style of R&B and hip hop rhythms was termed “new jack swing” with groups like Boyz ll Men, and Jodeci incorporating hip hop into their work. These groups became pioneers of what R &B is today.
Chicago blues musicians include but are not limited to; Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, Koko Taylor, Luther Allison; predominantly an electric guitarist and a singer, recording many albums for Chicago based Alligator Records, Father and sons Lonnie Brooks, Wayne Brooks and Ronnie brooks; performed at each other shows, George “Mojo” Buford; whom sometime played in Muddy Waters’ band. FPM - T.A.A
R and B has changed over the years but the artists who continue to use it as a way of expressing themselves stay the same. As long as they keep the passion this style of music will live on for ever. The Sources for this writing are provided below:
Delta blue musicians include but are not limited to; Cecil Augusta, Mose Allison Jr; who started composing boogie woogie tunes on his piano when he was in grade school, David Honeyboy Edwards; a Grammy Award winning Delta blues guitarist and singer, John Lee Hooker; the
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues, library.thinkquest.org/16020/data/eng/text/education/.../his tory.html,en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blues, www.last.fm/tag/rhythm%20and%20blues
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So You Think You Can Rap Canada? very day, a star is born in this great country, and Front Page Magazine prides ourselves on being there to say, “we saw it for ourselves." You tube is flooded with rappers who strive to be the best at their craft but do you think that you can rap? This is a questioned that got answered on Friday July 13th at Pacha lounge located at 1305 Dundas St west, Toronto Ontario. At this event, a portion of Ontario rappers battled it out for a chance to win a grand prize of 5,000 thousand dollars, but first finalists of this event will have to compete in other cities and venues for that victory.
As you stepped into the venue, you could feel the tension in the air, everyone who was competing was hungry for that chance to boast about being the best rapper. Before the event started the host for the night “Get Stoked” introduced the judges. The judges were introduced one by one highlighting their credibility. The first judge was dj rad who produced for 50 cents, jada kiss and was mentored by the late great Geru from Gangstar. Second was Smokey from Smoke Shop Productions, he produced for Grave Diggaz, Infamous Mobb, Beanie Man, Buju Banton and various Canadian artists. The Third judge was Julz from str888 Fiaa Promotionz , they all came out to do their job and separate the strong from the weak. Contestants came hard all night by delivering track after track and punch line after
punch line with only one thing on their mind, and that was advance to the next level of competition. All the contestants represented with their own unique style and stage presence. The contestants were J Adams, Supa Fiend, DB Chase, Shae Marie, MC Tri Shy, Avi, Homage, Consious Con, Sos Couture, J Jones, Iseburg, J Don, Young Streets, Bunlo, Air Blaq, and D Skinns. Front Page Magazine felt that the line-up was strong and well put together. Honestly, there was so much talent being released under one roof and everyone deserved to go to the next round, unfortunately there are rules to the game. Only the selected few moved on to the next round, and they are: MC Tri Shy, J Adams, Sos Couture, Supa Fiend, Shae Marie, J Jones, Young Streets, DB Chase, and Avi. The night was a success; the people in attendance got to see a really good show and see Toronto’s talent first hand especially during intermission when they had performers rock the stage with club bangers. The intermission performers were IMG’s Young Grove and Baad Ass Bukk, K Fresh, Nene Couture, J.O.K, and S.O.J. We loved the concept and the idea as to which this competition is going in, and this has the potential to be a reputable source for new talent, so let’s keep it moving from city to city until it becomes an annual event. Front Page Magazine really appreciates good events, and we would like to take this time to show the promoters some love… shout-out to D Waters and Mz Cashmere, its individuals like you that keep hip hop alive. Keep reading Front Page Magazine for the next show date and venue for your chance to be a part of “so you think you can rap Canada?” FPM -A.H
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TRIBUTE TO MUSIC Ms. Roberta Flack s. Roberta Flack is an American singer and songwriter born February 10, 1937 in Black Mountain, North Carolina and was raised in Arlington, Virginia. At the age of 15 Howard University offered her a full music scholarship, where she later changed her major from piano to voice while becoming an assist conductor of the university choir. Despite being one of the youngest students ever enroll there she graduated from Howard University at age 19; she started her graduate studies in music, where she studied until the untimely death of her father.
music, she began to fine tune her vocals accordingly and boy did her reputation begin to spread. Ms. Flack signed to Atlantic Records in 1968 -1996; it was here she gained most of her success. Many may know the song “Killing Me Softly” that became the bestselling single in the country in 1996, for The Fugees album ``The Score``, with Lauryn Hill singing lead vocals. Feeding off of the success of the Fugees remix Roberta Flacks 1972 recording was remixed that year; topping the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2008, ranking 25 on VH1’s “100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop” and #44 on its “100 Greatest Songs of the 90s’’.
For the next 12 years Ms. Flack spent countless nights and weekends when she was not teaching students in (Washington, DC at Browne Junior High and Rabaut Junior High) she was accompanying opera singers on the piano at the Tivoli club. Utilizing intermissions; she performed blues, folk, and pop standard (Popular music that predates rock and roll in the mid- 1950s or any popular music, which exists concurrently to rock and roll. The term “standard” can also be described as any popular song that has become known mainstream). Not stopping there she began to perform a few nights a week at Club 1520. During this time, she began to find herself with the help of her voice instructor whom suggested that she would be a star in pop
Roberta Flacks originally sang this song in 1972 for the first time while opening for Marvin Gaye, where he asked her to perform another song. She replied “I got this song I’ve been working on called “Killing Me Softly." Getting the go ahead from Gaye, she performed it, the crowd went crazy, prompting Gaye to walk over to Roberta telling her “Baby, don’t ever do that song again live until you record it.” That she did releasing it in January of 1973 titled “Killing Me Softly With His Song” off the album holding the same name; spent five non-consecutive weeks at number one within the first three months of being out and four straight weeks on top of the Billboard’s hot 100.
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It was Ms. Flack that gave this song the soulful lift it needed to become a master piece that not only deserved but demanded to be remixed. It originally was sung and inspired by the thoughts of Lori Lieberman after she had a strong reaction to the song” Empty Chairs," written in 1971 in collaboration by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel.
to listen to them without having to duck under the car seat." It is said she took such pride in her work that she once demanded that her record company recall 500,000 copies of her “Killing Me softly with His Song” Album, so she could offer her listener a different ending. Her overall dedication did not stop there also becoming actively involved throughout the development of her music on a business level; where the singer selected, arranged, conducted and edited her own recording materials in the mid- 1970s.
Collaborating with fellow, Howard University classmate Donny Hathaway, where the two received two Grammys for “Where is the Love” (1972) and “The Closer I Get To You” (1978), Both songs singling a million gold singles. Flack's solo winners would be Record of the Year for "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" at the 1973 Grammy Awards and Record of the Year and Best pop vocal Performance Female at the 1974 Grammy Awards. Beside herself, U2 is the only other artist to win this award in consecutive years. The album “Killing Me Softly with his Song” proved to be her biggest seller earning her Double Platinum.
Flack in partnership with The Hyde Leadership Chart School`s After School Music Program, which she started to provide free music education for underprivileged students located in the Bronx, New York city. Shows that although an artist she never walked away from her love of teaching and giving back to those that like her came from nothing. By doing this, she has given our singing sensations of the future a chance to grow musically and mentally. FPM
During the course of her professional career one that she is still building on, Ms. Flack has been signed to three labels; 19681996 Atlantic Records, 1997 Angel/ Capitol and 2011- Present RAS/429/Sony/ATV. Continuing with her journey in 1999, she received her place in Hollywood’s Walk of Fame securing a place in music history. In 2010 during the 52nd Grammy Awards, she performed a duet with Maxwell “Where Is The Love."
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Being of no stranger to hard work, her reputation as not just having outstanding artistry a story teller’s voice filled with the passion and pain of soul, but also as professional and dedicated to her craft. Flacks owns description of her artistic independence,
Sources for this writing are listed below en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberta_Flack, warr.org/flack.html, www.robertaflack.com, www.billboard.com/artist/roberta-flack/4623 - United States
"I am going to be who and what I am, not what agents, promoters, record companies, producers, or the public would have me be…. When my songs come out, I have to be able
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SOUND PROOF he sound proof was done this issue on a young up-andcoming Toronto rapper by the name of Epic The Grand. Epic is 18 years old and creating music that is solely produced by him. Even down to the album cover is done according to the title with him sitting on a chair holding a violin. The mix tape is called “Last symphony� and it has 16 tracks on it. I personally listened to his album and was truly amazed at how he displayed his technique. When listening to the mix tape you can feel him put his heart and soul into his music. As I was going through the songs, I realized that we might have a super star coming out of Toronto if he remains focused and determined. Front page magazine had the opportunity to see Epic perform at the youth day press conference which was held @ now lounge, located at 189 Church and he showcased his talent with confidence. We need more artists like epic the grand who want to be entertainers and not only rappers. To see Epic The Grand perform come down to youth day at young and Dundas Square on July 22nd 2012.
Info for Epic The Grand: Epicbeats1993@gmail.com Twitter.com/Epicthegrand Facebook.com/epicthegrandmusic Youtube.com/EpicGrandMusic
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CARIBANA 2012 aribana was a gift that was given to Canada by the non profit organization named the “Caribbean Cultural Community” (CCC) in 1967 as tribute to Canada Centennial. This tribute marked the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation. The West Indian community which was made up of Jamaicans, Grenadians and Trinidadians introduced the festival with reggae and calypso which is predominantly the type of music played during the march at the event.
Caribana is an event that Toronto prides itself on. With each year that pasts Torontonians make it more and more glamorous and extravagant with its floats and costumes. This year’s parade takes place August 4TH starting at the Exhibition Place. There are many event s leading up to the parade with the official launch taken place on July 17 2012 at Nathan Phillips Square ,then they have a Junior Carnival and Family Day which is presented by Chevrolet that takes place on July 21 at
Downsview Park, also on the 21st there is an exclusive rugby match between Jamaica and Canada, July 27th is the Scotia Bank Toronto Carnival Gala presented by EL Dorado Starting at 5:30 -10:00 with an after party from 10:00 -2:00, this event will be held at the Liberty Grand Entertainment Complex /Exhibition Place. This is an upscale event with a silent auction and sales of gift bags in support of a charitable cause (The Caribbean children’s Foundation). July 28th The Royal Ontario Museum (R.O.M) will host the Carnival: Emancipation to Celebration, the same day the Calypso Monarch finals will be held at the PC HO Cultural Canadian Centre. On July 31st the Toronto Pearson official launch happens at Pearson International airport terminal 3, also on July 31st there will be a Calypso AllStar Showcase at Harbour Front Centre. August 2 the King and Queen Competition and Show will be held at Lamport Stadium. At this event, the King and Queen of Caribana are crowned. Pan Live takes place August 3rd , also at Lamport Stadium. The day everyone has been waiting “ Grande Parade” will take place on August 4th starting at the Exhibition Place and proceeding along Lakeshore Blvd for 4.5 kilometers. Beyond De Lime takes place on August 5 at Ontario Place from 12pm to 7pm,also on the 5th Fish Fry and J’Ouvert will be at the Docks located at 11 polsonStreet from 12am to 5am, and finally the festivals closing Church Service will take place August 12th at St. James Cathedral at 4:30pm.
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Caribana is the time of the year when everyone can let their hair down and have fun while expressing their self through culture. The costumes that are worn during
this festival are usually made up of bright colour and feathers. The feathers on the costumes were used by Africans as symbols of our ability to rise above problems, pain, heart breaks and illnesses. The traditional costumes were worn in Africa and were made with bones, cloth and feathers. Some of the materials have changed, but still remain the same in the sense of what they represent. The parade has different groups that wear colours that represent their group, these are called bands and when they showcase their costumes it’s called a band launch. The show case help people who want to march decide who they want to march with there are different groups such as Black Sage and Fantasia if you are interested in playing mass contact these designer and purchase their costumes. if you like the lime light you will definitely want to play on the front line but if you just want to have fun you should march in the back line. No matter what you decide you will definitely have fun. Costumes range from $150 to $500 depending on what is included with the design or band you choose. The festivals contains food stand with food that represent the culture of the islands. You can get oxtail, curry chicken, rice and peas, rotti and festival fried (sweetened dumpling) and drinks from the island such as peanut punch, sour sapp juice
carrot juice and roots ( a drink which is made of natural herbs) The parade is very interesting to someone who has never been to one before, especially for children they seem to be attracted to the different tastes of the festivals sweet side with their coconut drops, peanut brittle, sugarplum candies and gizzada (a Jamaican coconut tart). On August 4th the Scotia Bank Caribbean Carnival Toronto, will commence at 10:00 am following the route starting inside Exhibition Place making a loop to proceed in front of the Direct Energy Centre, turning right to go south on Newfoundland Dr. and right again going west 4.5 kilometers along Lakeshore Blvd and Parkside Dr. The floats will be a highlight with music blasting and people dancing in the street until night fall. The night of Caribana is also a glorious event with after parties happening all around the city and the big names trekking to Toronto to participate and have memories of Toronto and Caribana. FPM
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Caribana Night Life Events VIP PASS- Thur. Aug 2 – Aug 5 @ Various Venus - Allow access into 4 different clubs $85+ - Aug 2nd “ Warm Up” @ Tryst Nightclub; 82 Peter Street ( General Entry) - Aug 3rd “ Set It Off” @ Mansion & Loft Nightclub; 102 Peter Street (VIP Line Bypass Ticket) - Aug 4th “ Caribana Def Jam Party”( General Entry) @ Kool Haus Nightclub; 132 Queens Quay East
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Aug 5th “ Carnival Social” @ London Tap House Nightclub; 250 Adelaide Street West (VIP Line Bypass Ticket) SOCA ON THE ROOF Fri. Aug 3 @ Skybar Nightclub; 132 Queens Quay East HOT 97/BET CARIBANA PARTY Sun. Aug 5 @ Guvernment Nightclub; 132 Queens Quay East DIRECTOR X’s 12th ANNUAL CARIBANA EVENT Sat. Aug. 4 @ Sound Academy ( Poison Pier) Nightclub; 11 Polson Street -
ENTERTAINMENT MR. FETE WITH MACHEL MONTANO - Sat. Aug. 4 @ Caesars Event Center Lounge; 200 Advance Blvd, Dixie & Hwy 407 FIRE FETE CARIBANA SUNDAY - Sun. Aug. 5 @ Sound Academy ( Poison Pier) Nightclub; 11 Polson Street POPCAAN CARIBANA WEEKEND - Sat. Aug. 4 @ Coconuts ( Outdoor Arena) Nightclub; 2180 Steeles Avenue West THE WET FETE - Sat. Aug. 4 @ Rich Nightclub; 332 Richmond Street West CARIBANA ABOVE THE CITY - Sat. Aug. 4 @ Toula on The Westin; 1 Harbour Square SHINE - Fri. Aug. 3 @ Sound Academy ( Poison Pier) Nightclub; 11 Polson Street COOL ROCK - Fri. Aug.3 @ Oh So Nightclub & Rooftop Patio Nightclub; 137 Peter Street SOCA RAVE - Sun. Aug. 5 @ Kings Park Soca Village; 7185 Dixie Rd CARNIVAL VIBEZ BOAT CRUISE - Thur. Aug. 2 @ Enterprise 2000; 242 Cherry Street OPEN CARIBANA - Thur. Aug. 2 @ TIME Nightclub; 81 Peter Street SPLASH BOAT CRUISE CARIBANA -
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Thur. Aug. 2 @ Empress of Canada; 11 Polson Street BYRON LEE’S DRAGONAIRES BOAT RIDE
- Fri. Aug. 3 @ Empress; 11 Polson Street GLOW - Fri. Aug. @ Kool Haus Nightclub; 132 Queens Quay East WICKED IN WHITE - Fri. Aug. 3 @ TBA HEATWAVE - Fri. Aug. 3 @ Peridot Resto- Lounge; 81 Bloor Street East ANOTHER CROFT ORIGINAL PRESENTS THE 3RD ANNUAL CARNIVAL - Sat.Aug. 4 @ The Vue Nightclub; 195 Galaxy Blvd TRINIDAD & JAMAICA PARTY SERIES CARIBANA EDITION - SAT. AUG. 4 @ 6 Degrees Nightclub; 2335 Yonge Street MAKE IT RAIN - SAT. AUG. 4 @City Nightclub; 296 Richmond Street West BYRON LEE DRAGONAIRES WITH KEN LAZARUS & LOVINDEER - Sat. Aug. 4 @ Double Tree by Hilton Hotels ( Plaza Ballroom); 655 Dixon Road XCLUSV CARNIVAL CLASS AFFAIR - Sat. Aug. 4 @ TBA CHUTNEY IN DE PARK- 3RD ANNUAL GUYANESE & TRINI FAMILY PICNIC - Sun. Aug. 5 @ Bella Gardens; 12700 Jane Street ELITE ON THE WATER - Sun. Aug. 5 @ Empress of Canada ; 11 Polson Street CARIBANA’S ANNUAL WATER FETE BOAT CRUSIE - Sun. Aug. 5 @ Aurora Borealis;
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THE FASHION FILES oday’s fashion is definitely something to expand on when it comes to; name brands, sizes, and designers whom we have available to us. First and for most we would like to give a well-respected solute to those who have the gift to create these trends. Fashion doesn’t determine the person, but it does give an individual a sense of notarized exposure if they are well put together.
To describe fashion would not make any sense because everyone is diverse in this category. Swag… what is swag? To us, swag is the ability to draw attention to yourself when you enter a room. It could be from your hat to your shoes, shirt, pants, jewelry, etc. As long as you can let the public know that you are fresh to death, and that you have a sense of style “you are swag”. Coordination is a thing of the past. In this day and age, this day and age folks don’t need to match for the life of them and can still be well dressed to impress. Trends are also a form of swag, which lets people show that they are feeling your look. When individual’s dress the way you do; you now have the right to call yourself a trend setter.
Toronto has many designers who are on the rise, and with that being said we give them the support they need, to strive to be the best.
In the late 90s and the early 2000’s size was a big thing” literally," now it’s all about fitted clothing that define your image, to a degree. It’s so ironic that the 80s is repeating itself with the sizing, and the bright colors that they use to sport; the only thing that’s missing from that era is the shoulder pads and Jerry curls.
Toronto fashion designer Curtis James the owner of We Sew Sick Designs and tailor's clothing from out of a shop which is at 50 Kennedy road, in south Brampton. His urban wear is unique in style, and his logo is definitely catchy and easy on the eye. Another up-and-coming designer is Big Rox clothing, which is an urban clothing line based in Toronto. The owner and founder of this line is John H. They design clothing that will be worn by many Torontonians and has already been worn by some big names around the city such as Drake, Don Million, Slow Motion, Victory, and Mia Martina. Furthermore, a name taking the streets of Toronto is Shoe Box Mentality. The owner/president Is Mattsman; he originates from Toronto, with colorful and trend-setting clothing this is a line to watch for and keep an ear to the ground on. Shoe Box Mentality has exclusively been making a name for itself in Toronto and in the United States. Those are just a few of the up-andcoming designers. “The amount of clothing designers in our rapidly growing city is endless."
Bottom line fashion can’t be defined, continue to be yourself and always dress for success, whether it’s for school or work. Remember clothes don’t make the person; the person makes the clothes. FPM - A.H
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TORONTO oronto‌ A city, that never takes a break. A place where you can always find some club or restaurant with its doors open, ready to show its patrons a great time. This is the main motivation behind the evolution of Front Page Magazine, designed to let the world know that; we are more than just a summer tourist attraction for Caribana.
night clubs such as Government and the Docks are well known to various music artists around the world. Night life is really brought to life with the cities' bright lights, shows and live performances that take place at Dundas square. Walking on Yonge Street is like an experience on its own you see main store fronts and the uniqueness of the individuals that we have in this great city. Night life is something really special in our down town sector with the CN Tower lite up for your pleasure, which Torontonians still find amazing to us, and we live here.
Toronto a place that we are proud to call home, a city that is never boring nor filled with dull moments but a city so diverse of life, passion, and entertainment waiting to be untapped. Front Page Magazine, aims to capture the true essence of what it is to be from this beautiful city, using the streets as our canvas. Many people view Toronto as being a city with no flavor, in fact, we are well seasoned, and we are overflowing with culture and rich with talent.
Front Page Magazine strongly believes that our city has a strong entertainment presence. With that being said by 2015, we feel that Toronto is going to be the place to be. Well, as you should know already a lot of American based movie production companies and directors like to film here not only for budget reasoning but also for geographical dynamics and the structure of our city. . From upscale gourmet dining to home- cooked comfort food, come wake up your taste buds at one of the 7,000 + restaurants throughout Toronto’s neighbourhoods. Toronto; a diverse city, which is inspired with cuisines from over 100 different countries is rated by the United Nations as one of the most ethnically
When it comes to our night life, we excel in this department. We have an entertainment district that keeps the city alive and on its toes. Certain
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diverse cities in the world. Before choosing your cuisine take under consideration the choices that you have available to you from Japanese, Italian, Jamaican, South Asian, Asian, Ethiopian and the list goes on. We have many upscale restaurants like Canoe, at 66 Wellington st west 54th floor of the Toronto dominion bank towers in the financial district. C5 Restaurant Lounge, at 100 Queens Park, Ruth’s Chris at 145 Richmond St W Toronto, ON M5H 2L2 …
June 15 to September 3rd. The Canadian National Exhibition (CNE), holds Canada’s largest fair from August 17 to September 3. Throughout the summer, there are always lots of places and things to do. Toronto is definitely a city to travel to if it has not yet touched your feet. The summers are hot, and the winters are cold either way it’s an experience that has to be explored. Book your trip or fuel up the tank and come to Toronto, we welcome all tourists with open arms and love.
Then we have restaurants, which offer a calm clean environment that also allows for take- out. The pearl, at 207 Queens Quay Way suite 200 Toronto Ontario M5J 1A7, all the mentioned above are available for your dinning pleasure.
Look out for many more events and attractions, which are posted. FPM - A.H
The architectural and historic feel of some of Toronto’s prime attractions has tourists crowding their gates every year. As mentioned before, the CN Tower still captures a fascination despite losing the title as the tallest free standing structure in the world; standing at 1,815 feet, boosting a 1,122 foot high indoor/outdoor observation deck with a portion that is transparent. The Eaton Centre in the heart of downtown, features more than 200 stores throughout its four-level glass dome of pure architectural beauty. Maybe you fancy art, history and culture take a drive to; Casa Loma or The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) were even the edgy bizarre, jagged glass exterior is worth a visit. Paramount Canada’s Wonderland Amusement Park opens daily starting FRONTPAGEMANAGEMENT.COM | JULY 2012
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Realeza Image & Wellness Consulting
Tia Thomas is a former model that use to model for many years, and lived in New York for seven months. She attended high school at cardinal carter academy for the arts, and has a background in visual arts. Tia is a 31- year- old wife and a mother. She loves meeting people, fashion, helping others, health and nutrition. Also Tia is a member of the association of image constantans international.
What is the name of your business? Realeza Image and Wellness Consultants Means Royalty in Spanish and my tag line is “discovering your royalty with in.” I feel that everyone has royalty within them, and they should feel royal.
What made you decide to start a business in image consulting? Due to my modeling background and being the fashion industry for some time I chose to be an image consultant. “I enjoy dressing and helping individuals look their best now that I am not modeling”
What type of Business is it? What are the aspects of what you are trying to accomplish?
It’s a Sole Proprietorship How long have you been in business? I feel like I’ve been in the business my whole life, basically I been giving advice to friends since I was a teen. My Business was officially registered and active since April 2012. I have also been trained and George brown College, and I have been certificated for 6 years. Also I am member of the association of image consultants international
Helping people realize their beauty lies within and their royalty lies within for the rest of the world to see. At the same time, I like to coach and educate them on the wellness portion of it as well making sure that the insides feel as good as the look outside. With my image consulting every single client gets a free health assessment; this is about $75 dollars elsewhere. Every product or service offers a health assessment
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which is included to better their health on their journey to looking good. When marketing, does your wellness assessment come off as an added bonus to your clients? Yes. It’s the foundation of what I build my business on. What is your targeted audience? My Target audience is very board. I focus on young people, young professionals who are entering the work force that are not too sure how to dress for job interviews. “Dress to success” is the motto Where do you see your company within the next 5 years? I see it expanding greatly in the next five years. I am already looking for interns. I would love to have staff and a couple more image consultants; I want to have my own office because as of right now it is a homebased business. I feel a strong online presence is a big thing right now. I am really excited as to what I am offering to my community and to my peers, as I strongly believe that everyone should have an opportunity to feeling good and confident when they step out the door. Tell us a little about the people you work with and the comments you receive after u have changed a person’s image? I feel like, a lot of the feedback I get from meeting people and telling them about what I do, is excitement. As soon as I sit down and ask “what is it that you would like to accomplish?”, “what is it that you would like to achieve?”, and “what brought you to me?” When they start to explain to me what it is that they would like and I start to
explain to them that that is totally 100 percent achievable and start to show them the transformation of what could happen once the process is started. It is really just excites my clients. I feel like that is the most full filling thing for me to see how excited they get about the journey I am about to take them on. And so that is the most important part. What type of marketing tools do you use or tell them as reference/ background to show them? Let them know my schooling, even though I feel like it is not something that I need to show them, if I am put together meaning polished , my appearance is poised and my confidence is there; then they will just know that I know what I’m doing. I also went through a government- funded entrepreneur program that helps launch businesses. What type of technique used when putting someone style together? It depends of what service the client is looking for. For a color analyzes I use different techniques; different slides and tools it is a bit complex where the lighting is different. There is also style and body analyze where you have to be taken full body measurement to see, determining what body type a person is ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph based on their bone structure. What separates you from the other companies that offer the same services? Immediately, what separates me is that I include the wellness, as a mention before you can Google a million images consultants and you will see that they do not offer the wellness component. I think that immediately separates me away from the rest of the other image consultants and gives
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me a competitive advantage when it comes to the services that I offer. I just don’t offer the basic wardrobe audit. I think that having the strong fashion background that I have and being in the industry from a fashion end, when it comes to styling and fashion, I am very confident that I know my stuff.
Has anyone ever seen you after awards, and you get to see if they kept up the image?
Where can people find you? Website: www.realezaimage.com Twitter: @ realezaimage Facebook:www.facebook.com/realezaimage Number: (647) 219-4194
Yes, people do. I rarely find people that do not take my advice and apply it to their lifestyle. To me this is the most important part; I mean I can make anyone look good for the moment, But really and truly after I am done doing what I am doing; they have the rest of their lives to say wow. You just have to take what I taught you and apply it to your lifestyle. That goes for fashion, style and the wellness portion as well. How does your price range for your services and what each package in tales? I have many different services and packages; for example: You would be looking at $100 to $110 for a Color analysis that may last anywhere from 45 mins to an hour and a half maximum, Wardrobe audit can range around the $200 range and take a lot longer where I go in and rearrange your closet and a few other things. Most of the services in general or packages deals will range anywhere from $100 to $350 dollars depending on hours and package deals
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Shauna Clarke Fabulash Beauty Bar Tell us a Little about yourself? I love anything/everything to do with fashion, music the arts; really just love anything to do with the arts I am really, really into that. What is the name of your business? The name of my business is Fabulash Beauty Bar; it’s a mobile eye lash extension company.
How did you come up with that name? I came up with that name because I know for women going out, make up and eye lashes are a big part, especially for women who do not wear a lot of makeups, they always want their eye lashes to pop and look fabulous. So for me, it was an important thing for them to feel fabulous. My slogan is “Feeling fabulash with every blink." What type of business is it? Fabulash is a Sole Proprietorship business.
How long have you been in business for? It’s actually been running for a year and a half now, so the business is very new. I have had this idea for quite a while, and I said I was going to push through with it. It came about because a lot of women were coming up to me asking if my eye lashes were real, or if I was wearing extensions because my lashes are very long. I started to research eye lash extension and do my research and found out that it is actual a million dollar business. The company I choose to do my training with, they started their business in Texas; it was something that I wanted to accomplish. What are you trying to accomplish within the next 5 years? I want to get myself out there; I want fablush definitely be a house hold name among women and to be a name; women can relate to. I want them to see the logo and understand that every woman can feel fabulous whether it is a woman working at an office, lawyers, any type of career you hold I want women from all walks of life to feel fabulash. What type of audience do you cater to? My audience typical caters to women who are anywhere between the age of 20 to beyond. I have clients that are in their early 20s, to mothers and grandmothers so it is pretty big.
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Is there a preference with whom you want to work with? I do prefer to work with women who are more in their 20s. I prefer to work with people in their 20s. I do not discriminate against one because of their age, a lot of my clients are different ages, and that’s fine.
Tell us about the people you work with that have done anything in the industry? I have not done anyone famous yet, but I have done eyelashes for vocal coaches and women who are doing photo shoots. One of my clients had an appearance on TV for one of those wedding shows, and I’ve done lashes for clients going away for destination weddings. What Techniques do you use? Techniques that I use to do eye lash is pretty complex to explain it. I do individual eyelash extension, so I attach extensions to each individual eyelash. It is a process that can take anywhere between 2 -3 1/2 hours. Do your clients have to have a certain type of look? If I was personally buying something and I ask the sales person for their opinion, then I would want them to be honest with me no matter how brutal it may be. That’s just me personally, I gravitate more to people that are blunt because I am blunt myself. With eye lash extension I will accept anyone though, there are some people due to health issue, I know that their eyelashes are not strong enough to hold the extension, so to protect them, I will let them know I can’t do your lashes until we get them healthier I will help them take the steps to get there lashes healthy enough to adhere to the extensions. I will do anyone from all walks of life if they are interested in it then I will help them with. What separate me from other companies? I am mobile, so I travel throughout the GTA; it doesn’t matter where they are. On some occasion, I will even make trips outside the GTA there has to be special arrangement made, and my hours are very flexible. I book by appoints; I also do a lot of emergency calls too, anywhere for 24 to 48 hour booking window. I work around my client’s schedule where a lot of other places you have to go burn gas, wait in traffic where I come to you with my portal massage spa table the lights so you are still getting the professional spa service but its your home, office, studio where ever.
Do you also do make up? I do not really focus on makeup I can do make-up and hair but my main focus is the eye lash extensions. I'm starting to get in to doing Shellac nails so I also offer the Shellac nail services. Make-up and hair styling will come later on Do you see this being a career? I definitely feel that way; it's an escape for me and like I said I like anything to do with fashion, makeup or anything artsy. So I definitely do want this to be a career for me a full spa location FRONTPAGEMANAGEMENT.COM | JULY 2012 33
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what I am thinking in the future.
Later on do you think you will incorpate? Yes, and that will come with an establishment.
What about anyone working with you? It is just me, with the eye extension quality is a big thing for me, a lot of time I have been told I was not expecting this, and I gave them more. SO it is really important for me to exceed my clients expectations, I am very patient and listen to what my clients are expecting. What is your price range? That varies if they are doing regular individual synthetic eyelash $150 to $350 100% Authentic Mink fur lashes. You are in the $500+ range. It also vary depending on the amount of lashes you want to get per eye; it really varies the best thing is to shoot me, a text or any e-mail or call me.
How do people contact you? Phone: 416-220-5856 E-mail: fabulashbeautybar@yahoo.com Twiiter: @fabulash_bb
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This Summer’s YOUTH DAY 2012
DATE:
Sunday, JULY 22nd
TIME:
11:30am to 10:30pm
LOCATION:
YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE 10 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON M5B 2G9
ABOUT YOUTH DAY 2012: YOUTH DAY, founded by Tylaine Duggan after the 2005“Summer of the Gun”, is designed to engaged youth into the arts. The annual free family festival enables 14 to 24 year olds to showcase their positive achievements in MUSIC, DANCE, ART & PHOTOGRAPHY. 500+ volunteers and artists will put on the show, Sunday, JULY 22nd at YOUNG DUNDAS SQUARE in downtown Toronto. This 6thyear will headed by Executive Producer Penny Nicholls, and includes a live Fashion Show and a new Kids Corner section on the Yonge Street closure which features food, artist an and information stations at the festival, and is now expecting some30,000 visitors and fans. As an official non-profit “Event of Municipal Significance”, YOUTH DAY is enabled by responsible Corporate Champions, supporting our next generation of talent, and producing a show that our City can be proud of and won’t soon forget! Many more clips are available on youtube, and further information is on our website: www.youthdaytoronto.com
For more information, full festival roster, photo and interview ops, please contact:
TYLAINE J.F.DUGGAN
PENNY LAINE NICHOLLS
CEO & Founder,KPYO
Youth Chair & Executive Producer Toronto
tylaine@kpyo.net
penny@youthdaytoronto.com
416-813-0909
647-688-2276
www.youthdayglobal.com
Facebook & Twitter as YOUTH DAY Toronto
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HEALTH environment is loaded with high-calorie foods in school vending machines, at fast-food restaurants, at corner convenience stores, and even in kitchen cupboards in their own homes. With all these different types of high-calorie snacks, fruits and vegetables are easily ignored and replaced with graband-go foods eaten on the run such as potato chips, cookies, candy, and sugary drinks. Children are getting less nutritious in their daily diet due to the fact that a proper home-cooked meal is skipped and replaced with fast foods loaded with too many calories and fat.
WHAT IS CHILD OBESITY? besity is a medical condition that is defined as excessive body fat that, has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect upon your health. One is considered obese once their weight is 20% or more above-normal weight, which is based on the body mass index (BMI); the index takes account your age, height and weight.
According to Statistics Canada in 2007/2009, a higher percentage of boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 19 falling into the “needs improvement” category for flexibility and muscular strength compared to their 1981 counterparts. Alarming increases tripling among both sexes in classification of being overweight or obese, of boys from 14% to 31& and 14% to 25% in girls.
“Morbid obesity” is when a person is between 50% - 100% over normal weight, meaning more than 100 pounds over normal weight, and has a BMI of 40 or higher. There are three classes of obesity ranging from obesity class I to class III. • obese class I (30.0 to 34.9 kg) • obese class II (35.0 to 39.9 kg) • obese class III (40.0 kg or more)
Furthermore, in comparison was the average height at 12 years of age, from 1981 to now, we are taller and larger with body composition being less healthy. Overall about 5cm taller and 6.4 kg larger in boys; while girls are 2.8 cm taller and weights 4.9 kg more.
The World Health Organization (WHO),
and Health Canada and Obesity Canada, breaking the body mass index down into five high-risk divisions.
Child obesity is a very complex condition with many interrelated causes. Environmental factors, Genetic factors, Dietary habits, socioeconomic status, Physical in activity lifestyle preferences, and cultural environment play essential roles in the rising prevalence of obesity that is running rampant across Canada.
• normal weight (18.5 to 24.9 kg) • overweight (25.0 to 29.9 kg) Child obesity has become an "epidemic" among Canadian children and adolescent, over the past 25 years the obesity rate has tripled. In 1978/1979 the levels for children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 that were overweight/obese as per their BMI was 15% compared to 26% in 2004. Based on those alarming numbers it should not be of shock that 59% of adult Canadians are either overweight/obese. Childhood obesity foundation gave these statistics:
Child obesity needs to start with the family setting a foundation when it comes to making healthy food choose. Children are vulnerable to their environment because they have fewer abilities to shape it. Kids don’t have control over what they’re given to eat, and children tend to have similar eating habits and physical activity patterns as their parents. Parents remember that children learn best by example and live by the playground motto “monkey see monkey do," so if parents are not living a healthy life style at home. How must we expect our children to learn how to make healthy food choose in the future.
Obesity rates continue to increase into adulthood. • Approximately 1/3 of normal weight 20 year olds will become overweight within eight years • Approximately 1/3 of overweight 20 year olds will become obese within eight years
A child's total diet and activity level play an important role in determining a child's weight. Children of the 21st century spend a lot of their leisure time watching television, using the computer, and playing video games. Children who watch the most hours of television have the highest incidence of obesity. This trend is apparent not only because little energy is expended while viewing television but also
If this trend continues, in 20 years, we can expect 70% of the 35 -44 year olds in Canada to be overweight/obese vs. 57% who are currently overweight/obese. We are living in a time where our children’s
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HEALTH poultry. Use low-fat or non-fat milk products (except for children younger than 2 years old). - Keep healthy snack foods in the house, such as fresh fruit, vegetables, and low-salt and low-fat pretzels. - Involve kids in shopping for and preparing meals. Children like to eat what they’ve helped prepare. Don’t take them down the candy or snack food aisles.
because of the concurrent consumption of highcalorie snacks. As computers and video games become increasingly popular, the number of hours of inactivity may increase resulting in a worldwide epidemic. Obese children face a higher risk of health problems in the short term, including but not limited to; hypertension, glucose intolerance and orthopedic complications, as well as issues concerning social acceptance, body image and self-esteem. Even more serious health conditions await them as adults, since childhood obesity is associated with diabetes, heart disease and other problems.
Children are very emotional at a young age and tend to act on how they feel. When kids are happy, they are more likely to make healthy life changes because they feel good about themselves. Help your children find things to do that make them feel valuable. It might be community volunteer work, visiting the elderly neighbor down the street, helping grandma clean her yard, or pursuing a special interest such as art or music. Point out your children's strengths and help them develop their own interests and abilities.
Obese children and youth are also more likely to be obese as adults; in fact, the majority continue to gain weight as they age. Leading to other health issues such as; high blood pressure, strokes, cancer, heart disease, liver disease, type two diabetes and dementia. An adult of the same age at a normal weight is expected to live seven years longer than an adult who is obese or over weight.
What does all this truly mean? It means that our current generation of children may live shorter lives than their parents. It is imperative that we come together as a nation to stop this epidemic known as child obesity, so that our children can live a healthier lifestyle and not shorten their overall life span. FPM
TREATMENT Dieting and physical exercise are the main treatment for obesity. Anti-obesity drugs may be taken to reduce appetite or inhibit fat absorption together with a suitable diet. If diet, exercise and medication are not effective, a gastric balloon may assist with weight loss, or surgery may be performed to reduce stomach volume or bowel length, leading to earlier saturation and reduced ability to absorb nutrients from food. Reversing obesity and its health risks requires changing the habits of a lifetime. Eating less over a long period of time simply means learning to think about your eating habits and patterns.
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Being Active & Choose Healthy foods: - Physical activity is a great way for you to spend quality time with your children. Emphasize the fun of an activity rather than skill. - Plan active family outings, such as hikes, ice-skating, swimming, or Frisbee. family vacation that emphasizes canoeing, bicycling, camping, or swimming. - On birthdays, give presents that encourage activity, such as a jump rope, pogo stick, bicycle, in-line skates, or a basketball. - Set guidelines for how long your children can watch television or play on the computer and with video games. - Use the Choose My Plate plan as a guide for food choices. Serve fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, and lean meats and
The Sources for this Informational writing are listed below: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus Canadian Diabetes Association Health Canada and Obesity Canada
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Harry Jerome Awards Celebrating 30 years of Excellence years in show casing excellence within the African- Canadian Community. Marking this tremendous milestone the BBPA added an extra three awards, making it a total of nineteen with in the categories of; Academics, Athletics, Arts, Business, Community Service, Diversity, Entertainment, Health Sciences, Leadership, Lifetime Achievement, Media, the President’s Award, Professional Excellence, Technology & Innovation, Trailblazer, and the Young Entrepreneur Award. The other three awards which fell under the theme “Legacy Drives Impact” are the Heritage, Legacy, and Youth Advocacy Awards.
he Harry Jerome Awards has captured the true essence of what the man to whom it owes its name strived to be. Henry “Harry” Jerome born September 30, 1940 to December 7, 1982 was a Canadian Track and field sprinter who competed for Canada in the 1960, 1964, and 1968 Summer Olympics. Mr. Jerome took great pride in his sense of determination and dedication to his sport, and his beliefs that blacks should be treated equally on all platforms. Mr. Jerome never believed his critics but always strived to do right by himself and his community. With such a stellar career, there was no doubt in anyone’s mind when in his honour The Labatts International Track Classic Pre-Olympic meet was renamed the Harry Jerome International Track Classic in 1984.
One can only imagine what it must be like for the winners of such a prestigious award, the humbleness, sense of pride and the great accomplishment towards what they have managed to achieve. With winning such an award their names will be forever engraved in the minds of those that came before and those aspiring to be them. The best part of what the BBPA has been able to achieve in one night, is hope. Hope for our young inspiring youth and entrepreneurs of brighter days; that
On April 28, 2012, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) and RBC Royal Bank which hosted this year’s Harry Jerome Awards Gala, celebrated 30
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women, as stepping stones in creating our own destiny. We need to be able to see ourselves not just as peers but professionals, and leaders of tomorrow. FPM
we as African Canadians can build and feed off of each other’s success. We continue to use the knowledge and humbleness of these men and
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Harry Jerome 2012 Award Winners:
BBPA Harry Jerome Athletics Award: Mr. TutRuach RBC Community Service Award: Mr. PaulBarnettChevrolet Technology & Innovation Award: Dr. David Tay IntelliPharmaCeutics Young Entrepreneur Award: Mr. Andrew Forde CIBC Academics Award:Ms Eugenia Duodu Aon Hewitt DiversityAward:Retired Chief Armand La Barge OntarioMinistry of Citizenship and Immigration MediaAward: Sergeant Craig Smith Sterling Dental Health Sciences Award: Dr. Godfrey Bacheyie Scotiabank Leadership Award: Mr. Julius Tapper BBPALegacyAward: Hon. JusticeDr. Irving Andre TD Bank Financial Group Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Hugh Graham IBM Trailblazer Award: Mr. Damon Allen BBPA Heritage Award: Mr.Fitzroy Gordon BMO Financial Group President’s Award: Hon. Mr. Justice Michael H. TullochBell Canada Business Award: Dr. Anthony Sterling BBPAYouth Advocacy Award: Senator Don Meredith Nursing &HomemakersInc. Professional ExcellenceAward: Mr. Cordell Samuels G98.7 FM Entertainment Award:Mr Jay Douglas Planet Africa Arts Award: Mr. Errol Lee Sources for this writing bbpa.org/.../harry-jerome-awards/harry-jerome-awards-nominations/, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Jerome, sharenews.com/students-inspired-by-achievers-role-models-at-jerome...
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WHAT IS DIABETES iabetes mellitus, commonly known as diabetes is a form of metabolic disorder, referring to how our bodies use digested food for energy and growth.
finish eating, the pancreas releases an adequate quality of insulin, which moves the glucose present in our bloodstream to cells and lowers the blood sugar levels. CAUSE. RISK FACTORS
The three main types of diabetes (DM) are:
When you’re a diabetic, you have a condition where the glucose level in your blood is highly elevated (hyperglycemia). This is because, the body either fails to respond to its own insulin, or it does not make enough insulin, or both. This causes glucose to accumulate in the blood and can lead to various health complications, if left untreated or poorly managed. This may result in a wide variety of complications such as; heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, eye diseases, nerve damage. Other serious complications are: cardiovascular disease, chronic renal failure and diabetic retinopathy (retinal damage).
Type 1 DM: Results from the body’s failure to produce insulin, and presently requires the person to inject insulin. Type 2 DM: Results from insulin resistance, a condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes with an absolute insulin deficiency, Types 3: Gestational diabetes is when pregnant women, whom never had diabetes before, have a high blood-glucose level during pregnancy. After eating a meal most of what we eat is broken down and your glucose level rises. Glucose is a simple sugar found in most of the foods we eat, an essential nutrient that provides energy for the proper functioning of the body’s cells.
Genes are only one factor in a very complex web of causes leading to why African- Canadians are more prone to developing type 2 diabetes.
Insulin is a hormone produced by beta cells within the pancreas as a stabilizing feature to normalize the elevation of our glucose level. This means that once we
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which can put people at greater risks for high bloods pressure, diabetes and obesity.
Some believe that it is “nature," pointing to key inherited markers that are responsible for increased insulin resistance in black children. Meaning that the more African inherited markers a child has, the
It is unfortunate that so many diabetics, particularly in the African-
less the child's body response to insulin, leading to more insulin produced in the blood. On the other hand, it can just as easily be nurture, making us blame the community, health care, and our socioeconomic status.
Canadian community do not exercise. Diabetes is a major disease in all ethnicities but in the black community our poor diet is what’s putting us most at risk. TREATMENT AND PREVENTION EFFECTIVE AND IMPORTANT
For pure agreement sake let’s just focus on nature. Our African ancestors have passed down their genes that affect insulin secretion and insulin resistance. Those same genes make us more susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes. Other factor includes lack of exercise, and dietary chooses.
Type 1 and 2 are chronic medical conditions, which are treatable but last a life time. Treatment depends on the type and severity of diabetes you area diagnosis with. Type 1 diabetes is treated with insulin, (which became medically available in 1921), exercise, and a diabetic diet.
The African- Canadian culture consumes a lot of carbohydrates and sodium in most of the food we eat. If you know what soul food is, then you know it’s a slow but affective way to develop diabetes. Cooking with massive amounts of oil and sugar is notorious for clogging the arteries,
Type 2 diabetes is first treated with weight reduction, with a diabetic diet, and exercise. When these measures fail to control the elevated blood sugars, oral medications are used. If oral medications are still insufficient, insulin medications are considered. FPM
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Risk factors for pre-diabetics and diabetics in addition to being overweight or obese, and or being age 45 or older include the following:
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• being physically inactive • having a parent, brother, or sister with diabetes • having a family background that is African Canadian, Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian
American, Hispanic/Latino, or Pacific Islander • giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds or being diagnosed with gestational diabetes -diabetes first found during pregnancy • having high blood pressure-140/90 mmHg or above-or being treated for high blood pressure • having HDL, or "good," cholesterol below 35mg/dL, or a triglyceride level above 250 mg/dL • having polycystic ovary syndrome, also called PCOS • having impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) on previous testing • having a higher than the normal glucose level (pre-diabetes) • having a history of Cardiovascular disease
PREVENTION Knowing you are at risk because of your ethnicity, family history or weight can lead to taking preventative steps or an early diagnosis and treatment. Diabetes is a self-managed disease. People with diabetes must take responsibility for their Day to day care. The chances of having diabetes complications can be reduced or delayed if you. • Control blood glucose levels; test your blood glucose as directed • Control blood pressure levels; check your blood pressure as directed • Take all medicines as directed by your doctor follow the diet and exercise plan your doctor recommends • Talk with your doctor about yearly testing for kidney disease • Changing your diet and start living a healthier lifestyle • Modest weight loss through dietary changes • Increased physical activity, reduces chances of developing diabetes • Manage your stress effectively • Community education and support programs can help people with diabetes and their families to manage their diabetes by learning all that you can about controlling and preventing diabetes
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For more information about preventing and controlling diabetes, call The Canadian Diabetes Association reception desk,
Call 416-363-3373, Phone: 1-800 BANTING (226-8464) www.diabetes.ca
Sources for this writing is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus, www.diabetes.ca/, service and health Canada, Statistic Canada, www.afdr.ab.ca/ www.hcsc.gc.ca › Home › Health Concerns › Diseases & Conditions
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