TRAGIC MEDITERRANEAN CROSSINGS Opinions

TRAGIC MEDITERRANEAN CROSSINGS

Colonialism’s Aftermath Looking at the tragedy unfolding in the Mediterranean, some observers are evoking of forty years when another catastrophic geopolitical event known as the Vietnam War was coming...

A call to the Jamaican Diaspora
Community News

A call to the Jamaican Diaspora

Arnaldo Brown, Jamaica’s minister of State, Foreign Affairs and Trade deliver a stimulating appeal to Montrealers Egbert Gaye On the evening of Thursday, April 16, Jamaicans and friends of...

When your  partners are delinquents Opinions

When your partners are delinquents

Escape mechanisms Going into business with partners is a serious commitment. The relationship between partners is often long-term and entails important responsibilities. Quite often, unfortunately, a partner who is...

Creating Spaces for New Voices in Theatre
Entertainment

Creating Spaces for New Voices in Theatre

BTW presents Hallway for Discovery Series Jasmine Sealy On Monday May 4th, as part of their annual Discovery Series, Montreal’s Black Theatre Workshop will be presenting a staged reading...

Everyone needs a Good Soca Mix
Entertainment

Everyone needs a Good Soca Mix

Flight Soca Sessions Vol 2 is free and available This the time of the year when I can use my two favorite four-letter words in one sentence, Free and...

Unknown Source
Special Features

Unknown Source

Contact Staff The creation and promotion of urban/edm (electronic dance music) in Montreal is not for the faint of heart. Ask Dominic Laforce, known as DaForce Dawg, the man...

Black and CARIBBEAN WEEK in 2016
Opinions

Black and CARIBBEAN WEEK in 2016

A VISION FOR MONTREAL Summer is approaching and it will be festival season in Montreal again. There is the annual Montreal International Jazz Festival, the International fireworks competition, Montreal...

A voice for women on Mother’s Day
Entertainment

A voice for women on Mother’s Day

Tigress (Joanne Rowley) at C’bean Paradise    Contact Staff When Joanne Rowley (known in the calypso world as Tigress) comes to Montreal for the big Mother’s Day show at...

The seasons of life Church & Gospel

The seasons of life

As long as Earth remains, there will be seed time and harvest. Even though the weather has not been the best so far this season, it is still springtime...

Police killing Black Men Opinions

Police killing Black Men

“It doesn’t stop,” said Dropout. “It happened again in South Carolina. A policeman (White) shot and killed a Black man. He puts five bullets into his back. The Black...