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BLACK HISTORY 2021: SO WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
By on Mar 2, 2021
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Systemic racism: Living happily in denial
By on Mar 2, 2021
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God is still speaking …Are we listening?
By on Mar 2, 2021
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Quarantine Time
By on Mar 2, 2021
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February Steeped in Back History, Love and Psychology
By on Mar 2, 2021
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CLASSROOM INJUSTICE:FAILING TO TEACH ABOUT RACISM AND THE POLICE
By on Mar 2, 2021
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Maybe it’s just what’s needed… an inquiry into the Camara affair
By on Feb 16, 2021
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEASON
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In keeping with my theme of 2021 being the year of “Gratitude & Appreciation” the pandemic forced live events and entertainment to go virtual, which may have change access to entertainment...
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As I said in the previous issue, 2021 should be “The Year of Gratitude”. The Art of Gratitude sometimes takes practice, but when you take time to be present to those...
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As Lydie Dubuission takes her place on the management side of Black Theatre Workshop, expectations run rife. Artistic director Quincy Amorer is as excited as he is expectant. “Lydie is a...
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Today Dr. Lucy Gilbert stands at the top of her profession as one of the leading researchers in the field of gynecological cancers. Her focus on the early detection of ovarian...
When she steps into the World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland on March 1, 2021, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will do so as the first woman and the first African...
Montreal born attorney Sandra Barton continues to make inroads on the legal circuit, hitting another career milestone when she was recently inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial...
The centennial celebration of Carmen Trimm Tremblay was dampened a bit by COVID-19 but it couldn’t prevent a small group of family and friends including her daughter Claudette, grandchildren and great...
So another Black History Month has been observed. Now, I don’t know if the correct term to describe the 28 or 29 days of BHM is “recognize”, “observe”, or “celebrate”, but...
Whenever the issue of racism raises its head in this province, see how they run. That’s when Quebec Premier Francois Legault and his cohort of provincial politicians scamper to a place...
The Liberal Party of Canada has introduced a bill it believes will help address systemic racism in the criminal justice system. If passed, Bill C-22 would amend the Criminal Code and...
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In keeping with my theme of 2021 being the year of “Gratitude & Appreciation” the pandemic forced live events and entertainment to go virtual, which may have change access to entertainment...
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It’s time to listen for the still small voice of God. So much is being said these days; by politicians, governments, news networks and on social media. It seems everyone has...
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