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On stage as a member of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO), Brandyn Lewis is comfortable in his musical abilities and his standing among some of the most gifted musicians...

To say that there’s something unsettling about what going on in Haiti today might be the understatement of the year. Today, the country with a population of about 11...

Especially these days when the restrictions of COVID-19 prevent much international travel, discovering the great outdoors of Quebec takes on added significance for many people this summer. It’s a...

Almost three years ago after taking the reigns as the first Black mayor of Cornwall, Ontario, Bernadette Clements a former Montrealer told the CONTACT that she grew up immersed...

For decades Black entrepreneurs have been building businesses here in Quebec and across Canada under the most hostile of conditions, not the least of which include: difficulties in securing...

Montreal-born Dr. Natasha Johnson continues to make headways in her area of specialty, combining her work as a clinician and her advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged groups who have...

Ultimately the goal of the recently launched Quebec Black Communities Observatory is community development and to empower Afro-Quebecers. According to program director Désirée Rochat the Observatory “will merge and...

“It was always about performing and entertaining people,” says Montreal R’n’B vocalist Treh LaMonte. “From when I was young, I wasn’t the type to get anxious if I had...

The call for applications for the much-anticipated loans program for Black businesses and entrepreneurs is finally out. On Monday, May 31, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined a line-up of...

                      As the owner of Montreal’s newest Black and Caribbean, grocery store Peter Francis is excited just to open...