Maybe it’s just what’s needed… an inquiry into the Camara affair
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Maybe it’s just what’s needed… an inquiry into the Camara affair

Sometimes a well-placed commission of inquiry is the best salve to soothe the sting of a biting act of racism and the furor it creates. The outcry over the...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEASON
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEASON

Our history: It’s a perpetual learning process and experience with ample resources to nourish and sustain us… if there’s a hunger It’s February so it must be that annual...

BLACK ALLIANCE (Vol. 1) Features line up of emerging stars
Entertainment

BLACK ALLIANCE (Vol. 1) Features line up of emerging stars

Rosie Awori (LJI) In celebration of Black History Month, Warner Music Canada is presenting music lovers their first ever installment of Black Alliance Vol 1 featuring an exciting line-up...

Respect due to Little Thunder Sound Crew
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Respect due to Little Thunder Sound Crew

As stated in previous articles, my theme for 2021 is gratitude and appreciation. The past year, 2020 was a struggle as we were faced with an abundance of obstacles...

Racial Profiling is a Euphemism for Racism
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Racial Profiling is a Euphemism for Racism

What ensuing action, what logical end, does racial profiling produce that racism would not? Recently Mamadi 111 Fara Camara, a Black man was accused of injuring a police officer...

Africa:  COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE
African News

Africa: COVID-19 VACCINE UPDATE

Rosie Awori (LJI) Africa with its population of 1.3 billion people is racing to secure enough vaccines to do a mass immunization with a goal of vaccinating 60% of...

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,...