Compensation Owed: The Cost  of Reparations Worldwide
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Compensation Owed: The Cost of Reparations Worldwide

The age of empires is over, much of the English, French, Spanish, Dutch and Portuguese territories have been lost due to wars or declarations of independence. What made colonialism...

Systemic racism: out of the mouths of babes
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Systemic racism: out of the mouths of babes

Recently I met with a former student of mine who is now an Elementary  school teacher.  She teaches a class of Grade 4 youngsters. She was anxious to share an...

Leylah Fernandez Oozes confidence  as she climbs to the top
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Leylah Fernandez Oozes confidence as she climbs to the top

“From a very young age, I knew I was able to beat anyone, anyone who is in front of me. Even playing different sports, I was always that competitive,...

BTW says thank you to Quincy Armorer
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BTW says thank you to Quincy Armorer

The statement from Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) announcing the departure of its artistic director, Quincy Armorer was spot-on when it states that the Montreal theatre veteran was “leaving behind...

30 Years of “The Low End Theory”
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30 Years of “The Low End Theory”

On September 24th, 1991, Queens New York based hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest would drop their sophomore effort “The Low End Theory.” Formerly a quartet, ATCQ would be...

Community well represented as Montreal prepares to vote on Nov. 7
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Community well represented as Montreal prepares to vote on Nov. 7

After enduring 36 days of the painfully boring campaign that led up to the September 20, federal elections, voters in Montreal are being primed to go back to the...

Noel ‘Prezzie’ Alexander was a community builder
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Noel ‘Prezzie’ Alexander was a community builder

The passing of Noel Alexander, former president of the Jamaica Association, on Friday, September 10, marked a significant moment of loss for our community, Montreal, the province and indeed...

Trudeau and the  Liberals back in charge Contact Staff
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Trudeau and the Liberals back in charge Contact Staff

Justin Trudeau might have fell short of the majority he was going in the September 20, elections, but he claims to be buoyed by the results that sent him...

Legendary South African musician Mongezi Ntaka  joins forces with Lorraine Klaasen for a grand  40th anniversary celebration in Montreal
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Legendary South African musician Mongezi Ntaka joins forces with Lorraine Klaasen for a grand 40th anniversary celebration in Montreal

In the 1950’s and 60’s masses streamed in from southern African countries into south Africa with the hope of better economic opportunities in the mines. But the apartheid system...

  At The Hands Of Leylah Annie Fernandez   The Giants Came Tumbling Down
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  At The Hands Of Leylah Annie Fernandez  The Giants Came Tumbling Down

One of the exciting moments of my Sunday School attendance was the  Minister telling the story of David and Goliath using a song. It goes like this: Only a cowboy...