On the B-ball court: $12,000 in total fines for Blacks, a warning for whites Community News

On the B-ball court: $12,000 in total fines for Blacks, a warning for whites

Rosie Awori- (Local Journalism Initiative) As restrictions slowly started easing in late May, nine young men took to the courts to enjoy a game of basketball. Unfortunately, what was...

Remembering the legendary Senegalese  singer Balla Sidibé
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Remembering the legendary Senegalese singer Balla Sidibé

Senegal has lost a star, the death of singer Balla Sidibé, one of the founding members of the legendary Senegalese Afro-Latin band Orchestra Baobab group, on Wednesday, July 29,...

Hope hinges on Canada’s safe third country ruling
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Hope hinges on Canada’s safe third country ruling

Rosie Awori Local Journalism Initiative Following the election of President Trump in 2017, Samba was among the 27,000 migrants who made their way into Canada using Roxham Road- where...

A GLOBAL SNAPSHOT OF COVID-19
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A GLOBAL SNAPSHOT OF COVID-19

  Rosie Awori – Local Journalism Initiative A little more than 120 days ago, the world came to a halt as governments across the globe began instituting shutdowns of...

Alphonso Davies: Dawn of  a brilliant career
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Alphonso Davies: Dawn of a brilliant career

Rosie Awori (LJI) Africa’s gift to Canada and the soccer world He is only 20 years old but already Alphonso Davies boasts a track record that would be the...

Montreal police Unveils New Street Check Policy
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Montreal police Unveils New Street Check Policy

Rosie Awori (Local Journalism Initiative) The Montreal police department is undergoing a seismic shift overnight with the new street check policy unveiled on Wednesday July 8. Sylvain Caron, Montreal’s...

Black police officers in Mtl. challenge union on systemic racism
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Black police officers in Mtl. challenge union on systemic racism

As T.O. city council votes for police reforms Rosie Awori (Local Journalism Initiative) Black officers in the Montreal police department (SPVM) are speaking out against the “culture of silence,”...

Here’s NAYA ALI
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Here’s NAYA ALI

Part of an exciting line-up of multicultural acts for this year’s virtual Jazz Fest Rosie Awori – Local Journalist Initative Conversations around how we consume entertainment and how that’s...

Jazz is in the Air: June 27-30
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Jazz is in the Air: June 27-30

Mtl. Jazz fest goes digital with a special edition Rosie Awori Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Over the past 40 years, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has become the signature...

ORIJIN VILLAGE LAUNCHES UNITE AND PROSPER
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ORIJIN VILLAGE LAUNCHES UNITE AND PROSPER

Williamson Dulcé: We want all Black businesses in Quebec to come together and know each other… Rosie AworiLocal Journalism Initiative Reporter With the goal of ultimately uniting and educating...