So, hear what!! I finally experienced the Tobago Carnival for myself, and it was nothing short of amazing. I’ve attended Trinidad Carnival countless times, but Tobago offered something refreshingly...

On November 8th, many Canadians honour the memory of Viola Desmond, a Black businesswoman whose face graces our ten-dollar bill. But beyond her portrait lies a deeper, more complex...

Kathy Grant In October 2025, the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) formally apologized for its history of systemic racism. This apology marked a major step toward justice and inclusion for...

Montreal, November 02, 2025 — In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, which struck Jamaica on October 28, the Jamaica Association of Montreal (JAM) has launched a...

Carol-Ann Hoyte didn’t plan on politics. The Côte-des-Neiges native, mother, poet and 24-year veteran of children’s literature explains to the CONTACT, “the opportunity found me.” Now she’s running for...

Born in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, Jean-François Kacou has built an extraordinary path that now places him at the center of Montréal’s political stage. After studies in mathematics in Bordeaux,...

NDG knows Renate Betts. Long before she put her name on a ballot, she was the neighbour organizing after-school programs at Westhaven Community Centre, the voice at board tables...

In summing up her career in the field of nursing, Margot Blackman says, “I was happy to use my nursing and teaching skills for the enlightenment and education of...

There are times in our lives when we do the same thing over and over again without seeing any progress, and then, for some reason, we think that we’re...

Salutations, First of all, how is summer already over, and how is it already October? This summer truly flew by in the blink of an eye. Even though it...