Carifiesta 2018
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Carifiesta 2018

  Contact Staff It took a little over two hours or so for Carifiesta 2018 to make its way from Guy Street to a block or so from its...

King Ajumu at “BACK TO  THE TROPICS” ON JULY 21 at VINET PARK
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King Ajumu at “BACK TO THE TROPICS” ON JULY 21 at VINET PARK

Contact Staff With nine Grenada Calypso Monarch titles to his  name,  Ajamu or  King Ajamu as he should be called is his country’s winningest   calypsonian. He is also one...

Living MAjOR for Hip Hop and Rap
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Living MAjOR for Hip Hop and Rap

Egbert Gaye Richard Parsram is a child of our community, who so many of us saw grow up at his family restaurant, Caribbean Paradise, in LaSalle. What we weren’t...

Re-live Expo ’67 at Oui Expo on July 14
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Re-live Expo ’67 at Oui Expo on July 14

Egbert Gaye Last year, Montreal marked the 50th Anniversary of Expo 67, recognizing the countries and honoring many of those who participated in the World Fair staged at Man...

Seven Students can now explore their neighborhoods
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Seven Students can now explore their neighborhoods

Ronnie Williams Memorial Bike Give-Away Egbert Gaye For much of his life, Ronnie Williams remained steadfast in his belief that every child should have a bicycle to move around...

Canadian government puts up $9M for Black Youth Projects
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Canadian government puts up $9M for Black Youth Projects

Government “recognizes the unique challenges faced by Black Canadians, particularly Black youth.” Egbert Gaye Black youth were the focus of a recent announcement from the Liberal government of Canada,...

In response to “Pan in Danger for 2018” Community News

In response to “Pan in Danger for 2018”

To our members and the community at large:     The Board of Directors of the Cote des Neiges Black Community Association (CDNBCA) was in shock and disappointed to read...

THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE 21st CENTURY SLAVES Opinions

THE INTRINSIC VALUE OF THE 21st CENTURY SLAVES

Call it what you will, “me too” will call it what it is: cultural appropriation. When I turned on the radio early one morning the beginning of last week...

Life’s Challenges Opinions

Life’s Challenges

You can rise above your circumstance. Feed your faith not your fears… Let’s be honest… Sometimes life is just hard. I heard someone once say that the struggle you’re...

Aliah: Impressive, Impressionable and Irrepressible
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Aliah: Impressive, Impressionable and Irrepressible

Wilfred Crooks In a phrase, I was impressed. I was able to get my hand on her EP, and after a careful listen of the production, I was immediately...