Montrealer Khem Birch signs with Orlando Magic
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Montrealer Khem Birch signs with Orlando Magic

“It took a while for me to get here, but I knew that it was just a matter of time. I always believed.” Egbert Gaye Khem Birch says he...

Former Lakeshore and John Rennie soccer star Osa Iyare  wins scholarship to University of Memphis
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Former Lakeshore and John Rennie soccer star Osa Iyare wins scholarship to University of Memphis

Egbert Gaye Expressions of congratulations and joy were in free-flow at the Catalonga Lounge of the Soccerplexe in Lachine where friends and relatives gathered for the send-off party for...

Communication expert offers a new way to see Jamaica
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Communication expert offers a new way to see Jamaica

Egbert Gaye More so than any other island in the English-speaking Caribbean, Jamaica, which boasts among its nationals some of the world’s most illustrious names in music, sports, literature...

Quebec gov’t targets systemic racism
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Quebec gov’t targets systemic racism

Consultations will be launched in September Egbert Gaye When it comes to racism in Quebec, go to the facts for evidence, although much of it is anecdotal because in...

Tiffany Callender and Gabriel Retta on Team Coderre
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Tiffany Callender and Gabriel Retta on Team Coderre

Two highly qualified Blacks running in the Cote-des-Neiges/NDG Borough on Nov. 5 Egbert Gaye Long-standing community worker, Tiffany Callender, is one of two Black candidates introduced by Russell Copeman,...

The Earth Centre provides a philosophical  framework for social activism
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The Earth Centre provides a philosophical framework for social activism

“It’s what colonized people who need to re-conquer their roots have been praying for centuries.” Egbert Gaye Here in Montreal and around the world, the call of Kemetic culture...

Carifiesta: going down the road Opinions

Carifiesta: going down the road

Commentary There have to be a few good people among us to take back Carifiesta and point it in the right direction as we jump up into the future....

Brass 2 The World: Bringing back dancing in fetes
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Brass 2 The World: Bringing back dancing in fetes

They will be in Montreal on Carifiesta Night Egbert Gaye With Carifiesta comes the laundry list of fetes that underline what is a big weekend for the Black and...

The songs of Aliah
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The songs of Aliah

Up-and-coming singer/songwriter sees music and education as a way to create change Egbert Gaye A handful of the audience at the recent West Island Blues Festival stayed late into...

The problem with the St. Jean Baptiste parade and race in Quebec Opinions

The problem with the St. Jean Baptiste parade and race in Quebec

News Analysis Egbert Gaye The united outburst of anger and disgust at the sight of four young Black men at the St. Jean Baptiste Day parade pushing a float...