This is the year of the mind
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This is the year of the mind

It’s time to mind your own business, because the enemy is after your mind. Ever since the pandemic the governments have been forced to pay more attention to the...

Let’s Talk  About Love
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Let’s Talk About Love

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Dear friends: Let us...

LITTLE BULLIES GROW UP TO BE BIG BULLIES
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LITTLE BULLIES GROW UP TO BE BIG BULLIES

Dr. Alwin Spence The trick is you must nip it in the bud. At about age 10, and in the same class with a burly 12-year-old bully, it was...

Black History: Past contributions Stand. Our Greatest contributions now lies in our Hands
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Black History: Past contributions Stand. Our Greatest contributions now lies in our Hands

Fixating singularly on the past sends a message that our greatest days are behind us While Black History Month’s acknowledgement and celebration by the nation is a magnanimous gesture,...

Organizers of Black History Month cite 30 Years of Success
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Organizers of Black History Month cite 30 Years of Success

Serving as president of The Round Table on Black History Month for the past two decades has offered Michael Farkas a privileged vantage point to gauge the relationship between...

Vyceroy brings the passion playlist
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Vyceroy brings the passion playlist

Rosie Awori (LJI) ‘When it comes to music, I felt a call towards it. I just found that I had a voice in which I could speak into different...

Kamala Harris’ American Journey
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Kamala Harris’ American Journey

On Wednesday, January 20, Kamala Harris took the oath of office to become the first female, Black, and South Asian vice president of the United States of America, A...

Amanda Gorman:  Speaking Hope
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Amanda Gorman: Speaking Hope

Rosie Awori (LJI) As she stood on the stage at the Capitol Hill, on Wednesday January 20, 2021, Amanda Gorman begun to speak hope to a nation that has...

Former Montreal entertainment heavyweight MAWGA K Releases  “Blessings…”
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Former Montreal entertainment heavyweight MAWGA K Releases “Blessings…”

As I said in the previous issue, 2021 should be “The Year of Gratitude”. The Art of Gratitude sometimes takes practice, but when you take time to be present...

The New Anti-Racism Commissioner  should’ve been a Black Woman
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The New Anti-Racism Commissioner should’ve been a Black Woman

The Black community knows a thing or two about the anti-racism struggle in Montreal having been on the frontlines over the past several decades. Some will dare say that...