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Succeeding in politics is as difficult as it is demanding. Beyond that, being a successful Black man in politics for over 20 years can seem almost impossible at times,...

By Julien Feldman EMSB Commissioner, Ward 3 (St-Henry/Pointe St. Charles/Westmount/Downtown/Griffintown/Southwest) Hello friends, The group of activist parents behind the English school board’s “Team Joe Ortona” took control of its...

If 2021-22 is your frosh year at Concordia University, count yourself lucky as the Black Perspectives Office (BPO) will be on your side from orientation to graduation. Founded in...

The Spice Island Cultural Festival in Montreal is back on July 10, with another virtual edition that is sure to delight your ears and taste buds alike. On that...

Baseball’s Hall Of Fame is often-time controversial. In late January of this year, ballot voters inducted zero new members to the Hall of Fame, based in Cooperstown, N.Y, for...

May 21, 1971 marked the date of the release of Marvin Gaye’s legendary album “What’s Going On”, an album that not only changed the iconic singer’s legacy but that...

By Maria Weekes The repeated cries for “maman” from a platform floor at the Jean-Talon metro station got louder with each punch. The fist belonged to one of two...

By: Gemma Raeburn-Baynes Playmas Montreal Cultural Association will bring together tea enthusiasts and professionals for “A Taste of Tea”, the Caribbean Tea Party honoring five young Black women with...

After 13 years of quiet advocacy, organizers of the annual Massimadi Festival say issues relating to the Afro LGBTQ community in Quebec are slowly finding traction but there’re still...

Dr. Alwin Spence The trick is you must nip it in the bud. At about age 10, and in the same class with a burly 12-year-old bully, it was...