Discussing mental health matters with Dr L Mabhunu
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Discussing mental health matters with Dr L Mabhunu

By Nompumelelo Moyo Meet Dr Loveness Mabhunu a passionate mental health advocate, author and host of the Mental Health Matters podcast. Recorded at 760 Media Studios in Saint-Laurent, the...

Young, Gifted and Rising in our Community
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Young, Gifted and Rising in our Community

Marissa Ramnanan “Up, you mighty race. Accomplish what you will,”—Marcus Garvey. The WIBCA president Joan Lee opened the event with that gripping quote, inspiring a hush around the room....

Asia Mason’s THE TIES THAT BIND
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Asia Mason’s THE TIES THAT BIND

Marissa Ramnanan     Walking into the exhibition space in Maison de la culture de Côte-des-Neiges feels like a homecoming for anyone with Caribbean roots. Munching on pholourie, with rum...

Union United Church Awards Nelson Mandela Community Scholarship
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Union United Church Awards Nelson Mandela Community Scholarship

By C0ntact Staff On February 15, Union United Church of Montreal presented two $2,000 awards through its Nelson Mandela Community Scholarship during the annual Scholarship Award Service. This community...

Efforts to Acquire Name Places for Dan Philip, Noel Alexander & Oscar Peterson
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Efforts to Acquire Name Places for Dan Philip, Noel Alexander & Oscar Peterson

On November 17th, 2025, representatives of more than a dozen community and diaspora organizations converged on the headquarters of the Ligue des Noir du Quebec on Decarie Boulevard in...

Kristara: queen of the squared Circle
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Kristara: queen of the squared Circle

Meet Kristara known in the wrestling world as “The Sweetest Pea” a Montreal-born professional wrestler who’s steadily etching her name in to the annals of Canadian wrestling. Four years...

Finding Healing in Nature, Building  ºCommunity Through Routes to Rootz
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Finding Healing in Nature, Building ºCommunity Through Routes to Rootz

For Jamillah Jean, the journey that led to founding Routes to Rootz was deeply personal. What began as a search for healing during one of the most difficult seasons...

Heading home after Hurricane Melissa
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Heading home after Hurricane Melissa

CTV News Montreal 5 p.m. Anchor Maya Johnson travelled to Jamaica to see the devastation and document the relief and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on...

A well deserved break for Dr. Alwin Spence Community News

A well deserved break for Dr. Alwin Spence

After decades of sharing his thoughts, opinions and lessons learned with the community, Dr. Alwin Spence is taking a break from writing a regular column for the Community Contact....

“Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” Fred Anderson Writes the Story He Couldn’t Leave Untold
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“Freedom Is a Constant Struggle” Fred Anderson Writes the Story He Couldn’t Leave Untold

In a conversation with the CONTACT, that moved from Montreal’s Black media legacy to the backroads of Mississippi, author and longtime community advocate Fred Anderson didn’t just detail what...