Haiti Erupts Again
Community News

Haiti Erupts Again

Demonstrators on the streets protesting shortages and crumbling infrastructure Rosie Awori “Where is the Petrocabe money?” This is the question that protestors are asking as they take to the...

WHAT COULD’VE BEEN? Opinions

WHAT COULD’VE BEEN?

It’s BLACK HISTORY MONTH, so among the conversations about ‘history and blackness’ is that perennial one about building an economically vibrant Black community. Some conversations are uplifting, others are...

Don’t Just Survive… Thrive! Opinions

Don’t Just Survive… Thrive!

We were meant to thrive, not just survive. To thrive means to develop, to grow, to prosper and to flourish. So what steps are you taking to begin your...

Many people are always talking about freedom Opinions

Many people are always talking about freedom

Freedom Some will make statements such as “I am free so no one is going to tell me what to do.” Today we will spend some time on the...

Lingering Oppression
African News

Lingering Oppression

A BRIEF HISTORY OF EUROPE’S HAND ON AFRICA The traces of Europe’s heavy hand on Africa is still felt today in the continent. As we celebrate black history month,...

Ushering In A New Phase at WIBCA
Community News

Ushering In A New Phase at WIBCA

Mortgage paid off Egbert Gaye On Thursday, February 7, the announcement that they paid off the mortgage on the building that houses their offices at 48A – D 4th...

The New West Can Cultural Arts Center is a one-stop joint for shows and other events
Community News

The New West Can Cultural Arts Center is a one-stop joint for shows and other events

Contact Staff With the opening of the new West Can Cultural Arts Center, the organization that has come to be known as the cultural ambassadors of the Black and...

T&T Carnival 2K19 warming up
Entertainment

T&T Carnival 2K19 warming up

Trinidad & Tobago carnival is in full bloom and Island Scoop becomes the one-stop joint for Soca news during the season. So here are some of the latest: Neval...

Diversity on the Bench Opinions

Diversity on the Bench

Prime Minister Trudeau has a responsibility to ensure representation of racialized minorities in the judicial system  Once again the issue of diversity in the judiciary system has reared its...

PATHWAY TO SUCCESS Opinions

PATHWAY TO SUCCESS

MABBP seminar, the first of its kind in Canada, 35 years ago By Alwin Spence Thirty-five years ago, Montreal Association of Black Business and Professionals (MABBP) sponsored a Youth...