Nicholas Johnson shone brightly on BET Awards 2020 Community News

Nicholas Johnson shone brightly on BET Awards 2020

Egbert Gaye While his valedictory message still resonates… Accolades are still being heaped on Montrealer Nicholas Johnson, who received worldwide recognition after being named Valedictorian of Princeton University Class...

Racism Report exposes Montreal
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Racism Report exposes Montreal

38 recommendations calling on the city to do better by its minorities Egbert Gaye With deep-planted roots in Montreal, the Black community along with the Indigenous people of Canada...

Dr. Stephen Blizzard: A Global authority in Aviation Medicine
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Dr. Stephen Blizzard: A Global authority in Aviation Medicine

Remembering a Canadian trailblazer and an Icon of Trinidad and Tobago Egbert Gaye With the passing of Dr. Stephen Vernon Arthur Blizzard on June 9, at the Lakeshore Hospital...

Waiting to Exhale
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Waiting to Exhale

The deadly relationship between Blacks and police that led to the murder of George Floyd continue to stifle many in the U.S Egbert Gaye On that truly Memorial Day,...

Former Montrealer ‘Dr. Cyam’ co-authors children’s book
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Former Montrealer ‘Dr. Cyam’ co-authors children’s book

Dr. Cymanthia Thomas joins social media stars Adam Ali and his daughter Samia to bring real-life experiences to the pages of two books… Egbert Gaye Not many aspiring stars...

Princeton’s first Black valedictorian Nicholas Johnson: “in love with learning”
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Princeton’s first Black valedictorian Nicholas Johnson: “in love with learning”

“The ancestors are dancing…” Egbert Gaye Just for a moment, in early May, Nicholas Johnson, a 22 year-old student was able to shift the minds of many people around...

Duo brings a broader vision to community building
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Duo brings a broader vision to community building

Mark Henry is the new president, Sharon Nelson is 1st vice-president at Jamaica Association Egbert Gaye Not many respond to the call of community. You see, oft-times it’s work...

Why Canada doesn’t want to know
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Why Canada doesn’t want to know

Race based data on COVID-19 In all major jurisdictions across the country where it really matters, authorities have made it clear that they have no intentions of collecting race-based...

COVID-19: USHERING IN NEW REALITIES FOR MONTREAL
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COVID-19: USHERING IN NEW REALITIES FOR MONTREAL

Egbert Gaye Although we have been warned that news about COVID-19 might become increasingly frightening over the coming weeks, not many Montrealers are prepared for what has been unfolding...

Montreal born Shailene Garnett big on CBC’s Diggstown
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Montreal born Shailene Garnett big on CBC’s Diggstown

Egbert Gaye Sure Shailene Garnett is now making her home in Los Angeles, California, and has been appearing in more and more movies on television and on the big...