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
Special Features

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...

DISCOVERING HEMA QUEBEC: Give Blood, Save a Life
Community News

DISCOVERING HEMA QUEBEC: Give Blood, Save a Life

Gemma Raeburn-Baynes In 2020, Héma–Quebec, a strategic partner of the Quebec health system, is embarking on a marketing campaign to recruit 1,000 new blood donors from the Black community....

Black History Month Celebration: Utility or Futility? Opinions

Black History Month Celebration: Utility or Futility?

The month of February comes right after January, bringing a rush of advertisements heralding Black History Month. All I can do is simply amalgamate nuances with gratitude that such...

Help needed to get a fire truck to St. Lucia
Community News

Help needed to get a fire truck to St. Lucia

Contact Staff The good men and women of the Saint Lucia fire services will be getting some new equipment to help them in their daily task of protecting citizens...

African Roundup       February 6, 2020
African News

African Roundup February 6, 2020

SWAHILI TO THE WORLD From modest beginnings as the speech of a small group of mixed farmers, Swahili has become the lingua franca of millions of people in East...

The tragic story of Angelique continues to hurt Community News

The tragic story of Angelique continues to hurt

Submitted by the family Angelique Corbett-Laville was born on November 9th, 1992 to mother Sonia Corbett & father Trevor Laville in Montreal Canada. She lived with her three siblings...