Late President Randolph Pierre celebrated by the UNIA
Community News

Late President Randolph Pierre celebrated by the UNIA

On September 24, the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Caribbean League (ACL), Montreal Division 334 paid tribute to its late president Randolph Pierre who died earlier this...

KANYE’ JUST SAYIN…
Opinions

KANYE’ JUST SAYIN…

Sometimes it’s difficult to tell the truth, doing what some people refer to as “speaking truth to power” without being seemingly offensive in the process of explaining the issue...

Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19
Community News

Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19

It promises to be an evening of celebration and joy as members of the Antigua & Barbuda Association as well as their supporters get together after a two hiatus...

Internationally recognised researcher Dr Bryan Mukandi on vaccines and minorities
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Internationally recognised researcher Dr Bryan Mukandi on vaccines and minorities

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) According to Statistics Canada only 56.6 per cent of Blacks were somewhat willing to be vaccinated these findings are in line with surveys also done in...

Culture stalwart Nato is 80
Community News

Culture stalwart Nato is 80

He is Neville Millett Brown but almost everyone calls him Nato, a nickname he acquired in his native Trinidad for no real reason. Here in Montreal where he has...

Tobago carnival was rainy but nice
Entertainment

Tobago carnival was rainy but nice

Finally, Tobago got its own Carnival. Most of us know that when attending Trinidad carnival, Tobago has been widely known as a cool-down spot on Ash Wednesday. You may...

Taurey Butler Might Be One Of The Others
Entertainment

Taurey Butler Might Be One Of The Others

“Oscar Peterson, he is a local pianist, I don’t know if you’ve ever heard of him”, joked Montreal pianist by way of East Orange, New Jersey when asked what...

Kanye’s Rhetoric
Opinions

Kanye’s Rhetoric

Over the past month, the artist formerly known as Kanye West (now simply Ye) has been spewing polarizing points once again. Only this time, it seems as though Kanye...

I Forgive You
Obituaries

I Forgive You

Someone asked me recently why they should forgive someone that hurt them. Forgiveness is a tough one, especially when you’ve been hurt by someone or by a circumstance. But...

A GENUINE APOLOGY IS NEVER TOO LATE
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A GENUINE APOLOGY IS NEVER TOO LATE

Dr. Alwin Spence I must like others commend Concordia University President Graham Carr, Professor Angelique Wilkie and her committee (President’s Task Force On Anti-Black Racism) for the actions that...