BLACK HISTORY MONTH: HERE AND NOW
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH: HERE AND NOW

Rosie AWORI On January 29, a cross-section of Montrealers gathered at Salon Urbain, Place des Arts for the launch of Black History Month 2020. at the Place des Arts....

Carla Beauvais turns advocacy and organizing into empowerment
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Carla Beauvais turns advocacy and organizing into empowerment

Contact Staff The way Carla Beauvais sees it, Black History Month comes as a reminder for us as a community to get our act together: to reflect and figure...

Koffee’s Blessings  From on High
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Koffee’s Blessings From on High

The youngest and the first female solo act to win the Grammy for the Best Reggae Album Contact Staff Probably it’s too much of a cliché but here goes:...

Mamba Mentality Lives On
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Mamba Mentality Lives On

Rosie Awori Let’s remember Kobe Bryant. The 6 foot 6 inch scoring machine was the first guard to be drafted from high school into the NBA in 1996 as...

Elysia Bryan-Baynes signs off at Global TV
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Elysia Bryan-Baynes signs off at Global TV

Egbert Gaye After 17 years at Global Television in Montreal, it comes with some satisfaction for Elysia Bryan-Baynes in her decision to step away from a profession she loves...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2020 Opinions

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2020

Lots of talk, yes, but does anyone care, is anyone listening…? With all due respect to the civil rights icon, anyone and everyone born in the decades of the...

Dr. Michael Baffoe marks his spot at the University of Manitoba Special Features

Dr. Michael Baffoe marks his spot at the University of Manitoba

Former Black Star executive director named Chair of Ph.D. program in the Social Work Faculty Contact Staff Former Montrealer Dr. Michael Baffoe continues to scale the ladder of academia...

Trouble in the Evening
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Trouble in the Evening

I begin this tale from Trinidad. My wife Adiylah and I had just returned to Canada from Trinidad in mid-January 2020. We were on an extended 7-week trip to...

Remember the words of Dr. King Jr. and embrace your value Church & GospelOpinions

Remember the words of Dr. King Jr. and embrace your value

As we are in the second month of the year, the month that has been dedicated to Black history, we must talk about our story. As a Black race,...

Love Is… Opinions

Love Is…

You have the ability to give and receive love, if you open your heart to the possibility. “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a...