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Black Voices in Radio
by Nia Centre for the Arts
Radio has played a pivotal role in the way Black culture has made waves in the city of Toronto. From the Powermove show at CKLN, to the movement it took to get Toronto's first Black-owned radio station on the FM dial—Black DJs, hosts and broadcasters have long shaped the cultural landscape of Toronto. Even though this space has been instrumental in sharing community voices, it's also on the brink of disappearing. In this series, we provide snippets of what it took for Black people to take up space in radio, how they've been a core part of community building, and why they need protection now.
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Community Comes Together for Can't Repress The Cause by The Dance Appeal
Dance Appeal was a Canadian supergroup of dance, rhythm and blues, reggae and hip hop artists, who released the one-off single "Can't Repress the Cause" in 1990. The song, a plea for greater inclusion of these predominantly black music genres in the Canadian music industry, was released as a direct response to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission's 1990 decision to deny an FM radio license to Milestone Radio for what would have become Canada's first urban music station; the single's title was intentionally chosen to result in the initialism "CRTC". Participating artists included Maestro Fresh Wes, Dream Warriors, Michie Mee, B-Kool, Eria Fachin, Lillian Allen, Devon, HDV, Dionne, Thando Hyman, Carla Marshall, Messenjah, Jillian Mendez, Lorraine Scott, Lorraine Segato, Candy Pennella, Self Defense, Leroy Sibbles, Zama and Thyron Lee White. The song received a Juno Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the Juno Awards of 1991, and its video won the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Dance Video.
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When the CRTC denied a 'mainstream Black radio station' for Toronto
From the CBC Archives: In 1990, the license for Toronto's first Black-owned radio station was rejected by the CRTC. Even after sending in more than 6,000 letters of support from community members expressing the need for Balck owned radio dial, the institution gave the slot to a country music station instead. This clip was originally broadcasted on CBC News Toronto, following this devastating news for the Black community. Denham Jolly, the founder of Milestone Communication, led the movement to get Toronto's first Black radio station on the airwaves which over a decade and the support of the community and artists.
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Radio has played a pivotal role in the way Black culture has made waves in the city of Toronto. From the Powermove show at CKLN, to the movement it took to get Toronto's first Black-owned radio station on the FM dial—Black DJs, hosts and broadcasters have long shaped the cultural landscape of Toronto. Even though this space has been instrumental in sharing community voices, it's also on the brink of disappearing. In this series, we provide snippets of what it took for Black people to take up space in radio, how they've been a core part of community building, and why they need protection now.
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