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Rosie Awori (LJI) Two well-known community members Cynthia Waithe and Kris Bennett have taken the helm at one city’s longest serving island associations, Barbados House Montreal at its recently...

Now that February has come to a close, the celebration and acknowledgments of Black History will also go with it. Signaling the bitter-sweet nature of the month that some...

Rosie Awori (LJI) No one can blame Cultural Farmer (Grell Jack) for really “liking himself” these days. After all the high-energy Montrealer is celebrating the release of a musical...

Myrtle Ellen Reddick (Esther) On February 14, 2022, at the age of 81 years, Myrtle Ellen Reddick (‘Esther’) passed at home, surrounded by love, after a lengthy and courageous...

I have often heard it said that the Black community has more than its share of problems, and solving them should be our priority, before getting involved in the...

To mark the fifth anniversary of the Spice Island Cultural Festival that will be celebrated on July 8-10, The Spice Island Cultural Day Association of Quebec (SICDAQ) is producing...

Melissa Murphy (LJI) Rito Joseph is reminding Montrealers that Black history is everywhere, you just have to be willing to go out and find it. As the founder of...

The recently celebrated Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular holidays in the world and as love is still in the air, I’m taking a slightly different stance...

Rosie Awori (LJI) The Canadian government is making good on its promise to help Black communities across the country deal with the many challenges that has kept this group...

Rosie Awori (LJI) & Egbert Gaye So far carnival loving Trinbagonians are anything but excited about this year’s hastily organized celebration that is supposed to climax on Feb 28...