Lisa Dennis brings cutting edge innovations to her  rehabilitation practice in eastern Canada
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Lisa Dennis brings cutting edge innovations to her rehabilitation practice in eastern Canada

Lisa Dennis knows a thing or two about the brain. Most importantly she knows of its capacity for rehabilitation. So for the past two decades this former Montrealer’s focus...

Black judge appointed to Court of Quebec
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Black judge appointed to Court of Quebec

Advocates have long been bemoaning the lack of Black judges in the Quebec justice system. One of the more prominent voices to join in that call has been Judge...

The return of the Kendrick Lamar
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The return of the Kendrick Lamar

  It’s been four years since the “Black Panther Soundtrack” and five since his “Damn.” These two releases launched Kendrick Lamar as an international musical heavyweight. The pair of...

Bill 96: The potential to cripple our community
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Bill 96: The potential to cripple our community

For decades ours have been counted among the marginalized communities here in Quebec… and as such, the coming of the province’s much dreaded Bill 96 is reason enough for...

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: LAND OF THE FREE…
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: LAND OF THE FREE…

Continuing Europe’s colonial history’s unfinished business… When will white people reach, satisfy, their racial blood lust quota of Black lives extraction/extracting? Which is all I could think of the...

For 40 years WIBCA has been providing a place for west islanders
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For 40 years WIBCA has been providing a place for west islanders

For the last four decades the West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA) has been an essential catalyst for fostering community development by working tirelessly to build community engagement by...

No love as factions disagree over Jamaica Day
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No love as factions disagree over Jamaica Day

Cue strains of Bob Marley’s ‘One Love’ with wisps of smoke carrying the smell of jerk seasoning and other delightful scents in the mid-summer sunshine and breeze on the...

I have to go to Vincy Mas
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I have to go to Vincy Mas

From May 14, wearing a mask in several enclosed or partially enclosed public places is no longer mandatory. On public transit and at healthcare facilities, the obligation is maintained....

The Jazz Fest Returns: More free shows
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The Jazz Fest Returns: More free shows

On June 30, The Montreal Jazz Festival returns to the concert halls and the streets of downtown Montreal after a two-year hiatus because of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020,...

Warm get-together to celebrate Marilyn’s 70th
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Warm get-together to celebrate Marilyn’s 70th

To many of us, she is just cousin Marilyn but Marilyn Turner-Collins is well-known for the comfort and joy she brings to family and friends with all her little...