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Beyond Black History Month
Photo: Sudz Sutherland and Jennifer Holness - directors of BLK - An Origin Story So....I'm sharing this blog belatedly, a few weeks after...
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GloriaWrites
- Mar 3
- 1 min
My Conversation with Tyler Perry
Was it a conversation though? The exchange lasted exactly 8 minutes. He sat straight up, perfectly groomed in an armchair. A large,...
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GloriaWrites
- Feb 26
- 2 min
A Magical Moment
It had been about a year and a half or so of almost dystopian isolation. As an introvert, for the most part, I’d been okay with this. I'd...
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GloriaWrites
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
More on Passing
- Enlightening conversations with director Rebecca Hall and actor André Holland Sometimes the story is what we choose not to see or hear...
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GloriaWrites
- Nov 1, 2021
- 1 min
Passing - the Movie
The editor invited me to review/pre-view the film Passing. It had done well at Sundance and the New York Film Festival. I'd never heard...
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GloriaWrites
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
Musical Revolutión in the Junction
Nothing can replace the room, the energy, the vibe of a live jazz show. As I walk my dog past La Rev, a Mexican restaurant in Toronto’s...
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GloriaWrites
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
Back in the studio again....
Once I’m back in the recording studio, surrounded by boards and equalizers and cables, I feel a kind of comfort. It's feels like home,...
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GloriaWrites
- Apr 8, 2021
- 3 min
Art as Medicine - How Samba Saved Me
Quarter-inch wide strips of elastic sewn onto soft pink fabric by our mothers held our ballet slippers onto our feet. We, the other girl...
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GloriaWrites
- Mar 2, 2021
- 1 min
On Excellence
Usually I'm the one interviewing others for articles and reviews. It was with great pleasure that I spoke with Jada Wallace, who invited...
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GloriaWrites
- Oct 2, 2020
- 6 min
The Guitar: Bach to Bossa
First published in Medium.com Photo: Lawrence Brissenden My offering was a Gavotte. I sat low on my chair, left foot on the 6 inch metal...
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GloriaWrites
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
Grant Writing for Artists 101.1
It’s grant writing season! I’ve just crawled out from under 3 long artist grant applications - two for myself and one for a fellow...
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GloriaWrites
- Mar 14, 2020
- 3 min
If you can't world beat 'em, join 'em!
(Photo: Gloria Blizzard circa 1997) When invited to guest lecture at Ryerson University, I hesitated. The course explored the...
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GloriaWrites
- Aug 2, 2019
- 5 min
Toronto's Steel Pan Queen is Wendy Jones
Steel pan - the 20th century’s only new musical instrument.
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