Jazz in The Neighborhood
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Jazz in The Neighborhood

“The UNIA Hall will be transformed into a fully equipped concert venue with a Baby Grand piano and appropriate sound and lighting to provide the audience with an unforgettable...

Community-Wide focus On High School Completion
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Community-Wide focus On High School Completion

With a dropout rate of over 38 per cent: Crisis Looms Egbert Gaye There’s no denying that in Quebec, the Black community as a whole fares badly on all...

How to change the complexion at city hall Opinions

How to change the complexion at city hall

The fight for visible minority representation in municipal politics Egbert Gaye On Monday, January 18, the hall of the Black Coalition of Quebec (BCQ) was jammed packed with members...

What happened on the Ninth Floor 47 years ago
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What happened on the Ninth Floor 47 years ago

An Epic Documentary on   The Sir George Williams Affair   Egbert Gaye These days, names such as Terrence Ballantyne, Rosie Douglas, Kennedy Fredericks, Valerie Belgrave, Lynn Murray, Hugo Ford,...

Remembering Steelpan icon Jit Samaroo
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Remembering Steelpan icon Jit Samaroo

Tribute to a master pan-man and musician In Trinidad and Tobago the entire nation is joining the steelband fraternity in mourning the passing of Dr. Jit Samaroo, one of...

say it ain’t so Bill
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say it ain’t so Bill

By Egbert Gaye Bill Cosby is making a lot of Black people around the world feel uneasy. After all, for more than 50 years he has been our stalwart...

Remembering Dr. Frances Cress Welsing
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Remembering Dr. Frances Cress Welsing

On January 2, the world lost a great mind with the passing of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, who has been described as the Queen Mother of Blackness. She died...

S. Africa’s icon of contemporary dance at PdA
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S. Africa’s icon of contemporary dance at PdA

Dada Masilo’s Swan Lake offers audiences a different experience Egbert Gaye When South African dancer and choreographer, Dada Masilo transforms into the heroine, Odette, and leads 14 dancers of...

Gospel Music According to Carol Bernard
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Gospel Music According to Carol Bernard

A life dedicated to music. Sharing the message through Jireh and Montreal Gospel Choir By Egbert Gaye The way Carol Bernard tells it, gospel music is really about more...

Keeping the Caribbean in Christmas Up Here
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Keeping the Caribbean in Christmas Up Here

When it was all about music, eating and drinking… Egbert Gaye Ask a roomful of Caribbean people what they miss most about Christmas “back home” and more than anything...