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 reduced to a trio due to the amical departure of member Jacobi White prior to this release. The remaining three member Q-Tip, Ali Shaheed Muhammed their […]
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 polls on November 7, for the municipal elections. They will be tasked with choosing a mayor for the City of Montreal together with 46 city councilors, […]
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 all of Canada. The stalwart, who Montreal Community CONTACT recognized among an illustrious group of community builders in 2016, stamped his name on the landscape of […]
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 back to Ottawa with a minority government. After the 36-day campaign, which many pollsters found was too close to call, the Liberals ended up with 158 […]
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 pushed most of these Africans into urban enclaves that came to known as the townships. It was in this environment of struggle, and cultural explorations that […]
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 David, Only a rippling brook, Only a cowboy David, five little stones he took. Then, One little stone went in the sling, and the sling went […]
The Leaders vying to become prime minister of Canada
As anti-vaxers, anti-maskers flood campaign for their freedoms to be maintained. Four other candidates are traversing the country campaigning. For three of them, their hope is that they will be the next Canadian prime minister and for one, Justin Trudeau he hopes to come out of it with a majority government. Here’s a look at […]
What’s in the platforms for us
In an election that might very well one of the most important in recent times, Canada’s Black and Caribbean community along with other marginalized groups are laser focused on how the next government is proposing to deal with those issues that will make the post pandemic era different from our less than stellar history in […]
We shouldn’t be in this situation but we are: Marc Miller on systemic racism
As minister of Indigenous Services, the issue of systemic racism is never far removed from the dossier of Marc Miller. The first thing he recognizes is that no one province in Canada is worse or better that another when it comes to the historical disadvantages and disparities faced by certain minorities in this country, particularly […]
Housefather recognizes the challenges of English-speaking Blacks
In the riding of Mount Royal, diversity runs amok: more than ten identifiable ethnic groups; close to 20 languages spoken around kitchen tables and probably another ten or religious denominations. After six years in Canada’s Parliament representing this diversity, Anthony Housefather knows a thing or two about issues of multiculturalism and equity. In a recent […]