Eating Healthy on a budget
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Eating Healthy on a budget

“Eating healthy is too expensive.” I hear this often as a reason why many feel that they are unable to follow a healthy, balanced diet. These days, as food...

REVEAL OUR POKER HAND
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REVEAL OUR POKER HAND

Dr. Alwin Spence. There is a quote I read once, but unable to recall it or find it, but the essence of it is, if you make yourself known,...

Obituaries Nov 18, 2022
Obituaries

Obituaries Nov 18, 2022

Eugene “Aunt Gene” Pennycooke (nee Roberts) January 29th, 1931 – November 4th, 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eugene Pennycooke, in Montreal, on...

Late President Randolph Pierre celebrated by the UNIA
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Late President Randolph Pierre celebrated by the UNIA

On September 24, the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) and African Caribbean League (ACL), Montreal Division 334 paid tribute to its late president Randolph Pierre who died earlier this...

Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19
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Big Antigua & Barbuda celebration on November 19

It promises to be an evening of celebration and joy as members of the Antigua & Barbuda Association as well as their supporters get together after a two hiatus...

Culture stalwart Nato is 80
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Culture stalwart Nato is 80

He is Neville Millett Brown but almost everyone calls him Nato, a nickname he acquired in his native Trinidad for no real reason. Here in Montreal where he has...

Kanye’s Rhetoric
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Kanye’s Rhetoric

Over the past month, the artist formerly known as Kanye West (now simply Ye) has been spewing polarizing points once again. Only this time, it seems as though Kanye...

A GENUINE APOLOGY IS NEVER TOO LATE
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A GENUINE APOLOGY IS NEVER TOO LATE

Dr. Alwin Spence I must like others commend Concordia University President Graham Carr, Professor Angelique Wilkie and her committee (President’s Task Force On Anti-Black Racism) for the actions that...

Obituaries November 2, 2022
Obituaries

Obituaries November 2, 2022

Eugene “Aunt Gene” Pennycooke (nee Roberts) January 29th, 1931 – November 4th, 2022 It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Eugene Pennycooke, in Montreal, on November 4th,...

CBAC: Advocacy  beyond  the pandemic
Community News

CBAC: Advocacy beyond the pandemic

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) Like many other organisations, the Council of Black Aging Community (CBAC) faced setbacks during the pandemic. The restrictions and isolation brought on by COVID-19 limited interaction...