Huda Hassan
writer & cultural critic
writer and critic with a focus on arts, culture, and politics
Now Magazine
Fatuma Adar is reclaiming the narrative on Dixon Road
A feature on playwright Fatuma Adar.
CBC
For nearly 30 years, this activist bookseller has bridged the gaps in Canadian literature
A feature on Anjula Gogia, an activist bookseller, and a brief history of Toronto's first feminist bookstore.
CBC
Why it matters who tells Black stories onscreen
An essay on Barry Avrich's 2022 Canadian Screen Awards speech.
chatelaine.com
4 Reasons One Of Ours Is The Documentary To Stream This Month
A review of the CBC Gem doc 'One of Ours' by filmmaker Yasmine Mathurin.
TorontoLife
A closer look at the otherworldly art installations taking over Woodbine Beach
Reporting on the 2022 Winter Stations exhibition at Woodbine Beach.
CBC
Oscar Peterson's Troubles with Home
An essay on Oscar Peterson and the jazz movement of Little Burgundy.
CBC
7 things about 2021 that we hope go away and never come back
A list of our least favourite things this year at CBC Arts.
CBC
10 trends in arts and culture that make us feel hopeful about the future
A round-up of some of the CBC Arts team's favourite things this year.
CBC
10 Canadian artists who helped make 2021 a more bearable existence
List of favourite artists this year by CBC Arts staff and contributors.
Refinery29
The Best Canadian Shows Coming To Your TV This Fall & Winter
A review of some upcoming TV shows in Canada for Refinery29.
Refinery29
This Emancipation Day Celebration Shows That Art Is An Act Of Resistance
An interview with Ngozi Paul, d'bi young anitafrika, and Michie Mee.
CBC
How Gyimah Gariba is using caricature to push for a more empathetic world
An interview with illustrator Gyimah Gariba about draconian anti-gay laws in Ghana.
Refinery29
Singer-Songwriter Amaal’s Liberation Is All Of Ours, Too
An interview with R&B artist, Amaal Nuux.
CBC
On Cadence Weapon's Parallel World, every song is an audio essay
An interview with rapper and writer Cadence Weapon.