All posts on September, 2016

You were made in God’s image so it’s time you wake up and act like you know Yes guys, you can now put my name  to your  list of women who keep their promises. In the last edition of the Community Contact, I wrote about The Blame Games Women Play, wherein I pinpointed the reasons underlying female woes, and endeavoured to correct the belief  that what was wrong with the Black woman is the Black man. Sorry to disappoint, but the conclusion did not let you off the hook, but instead warrants a good hard and entirely different approach. Guys …

THE BLACK PSYCHE:   by Rasta Keith Let’s face it, the economic condition of Black People in the world today, comparatively speaking, is just as bleak as it has ever been since the abolition of slavery almost two centuries ago. Such was the essence of a presentation made by Mr. Raymond Dugue, the High Chancellor and Treasurer of Division #432 of the Universal Negro Improvement Association based in Queens and Harlem in the United States. With the aid of state of the art video equipment, and ably assisted by the Assistant Secretary General of the division, Ms. Roschell Wright, Mr. …

Beyond Darwinism: “The problem in today’s education is that the root motivation is the acquisition of things and material wealth rather than cultivation of the human spirit.” The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan – A torch light for America  By Roger Muhammad In 1882, the European philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche introduced a paradigm-shifting idea with a book entitled God is dead. He argued philosophically against the existence of a Deity and, thus, furthered the cause of atheism already in progress in the Western world. In claiming that the “God-hypothesis” had been overcome by the science and reason of modern man, which really …

Fan The Flame Revival Bethany Mission Apostolic invites the faith community to three nights of revival with the enlightened, Apostle Kimberly Turner. It takes place on September 39 to October 2 at 7 A Centre Commercial, Roxboro in the west island. Pastor Turner, who comes from North Carolina will enlighten guests on the theme: One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism during the three-night spiritual journey that promises healing, deliverance and miracles. Evenings get underway at 6:30 PM. For info 514 542 3676 Bethlehem Youth Revival   The Bethlehem United Church will be hosting a Youth Revival Meeting by Pastor Merrick …

Savoys present Toute Bagay On Sunday, September 25, the Montrealers will turn out in large numbers for another evening of music and performances that will bring together some of the community’s best performers. On stage that evening will be calypso favorites Sagaboy and Pufty as well as up-and-coming star, Laura. A troupe of classical Indian dancers will also perform. Steelpan music also will be in ample supply delivered by Martin Albino, along with Golden Stars and the Young Savoy Steel Orch. Showtime is at 5:30pm-9pm at Le Manoir, 5319 N.D.G. Donation is $13. Info: call 514-363-8080 or 514-223-6296. Afrika Gospel …

Contact Staff The stage is set for a grand celebration at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Sunday, September 11, when Montrealers will gather to honor some of Quebec’s most illustrious citizens at the Tribute to Community Builders evening. On that day, eighteen men and women from the Black and Caribbean community who have distinguished themselves by the work they have done and their achievements will be in the spotlight at the gala event, which will include a sit down dinner and live entertainment. Among the 18 are two distinguished jurists, Judge Juanita Westmoreland and Judge Daniel Dortelus, both trailblazers in …

Lifetime partnership sealed with Communication giant Contact Staff Still steaming from burning up the tracks at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Usain Bolt cemented what he describes as one of his most meaningful endorsements in his books, when he agreed to a lifetime partnership with telecommunication giant, Digicel Caribbean Ltd. The announcement came on Thursday, August 25, in Castries, St. Lucia, with the 15-year-old company announcing that it had signed the world’s fastest human being as its Chief Speed Officer (CSO), a position that offers Bolt an opportunity to interact with Digicel customers “up close and personal” at different …

14-year-old fashions a tool to ease the discomforts of interlocking Dreadlocks Fourteen year-old Kwame Salmon has been carrying his dreadlocks since he was two years-old, and naturally the hairstyle has become part of who he is as a person. He says it has earned him nothing but respect from his friends and teachers at Marymount International and around Montreal. But because of his sensitive scalp growing and keeping the heavy maintenance hairstyle hasn’t always been a comfortable experience, mostly because of the regular process known as interlocking which some say contributes to tightening the dreads, making them stronger and look …

My recurring thought? I can’t believe my mother is dead [I remember] many years ago the daughter of a longtime family friend died. And, as is normally the case, myself and other members of our family, were present at the church for the funeral service. Some years later, the matriarch (she was preceded by her husband a few years earlier) of the family succumbed to an undisclosed illness. Shocking news to all who knew her. She and my mother worked together for many years at a now defunct downtown healthcare institution and enjoyed a decades-old friendship. She was a woman …