High Heels—To Wear or To Fear? Opinions

High Heels—To Wear or To Fear?

Appearing Tall—Poised for the Fall and the Sexist History behind it all Let’s get it right, from the start coming straight from the heart. I do not hate high...

Jewish murders in the synagogue:  How Should Blacks Respond? Opinions

Jewish murders in the synagogue: How Should Blacks Respond?

A Caucasian man, Robert Bowers, 46, walks into a Jewish synagogue in Philadelphia and kills 11 Jews, shoots four police officers, exits, gets arrested, gets into a police car...

We need not fear, a weed apocalypse is nowhere near Opinions

We need not fear, a weed apocalypse is nowhere near

October 17, 2018: More questions than Answers The starting date for Canada’s big weed legalization has come and gone, and has drawn the attention of the world. Granted, while...

Post-Election—Too early to surmise  on Quebec’s likely demise? Opinions

Post-Election—Too early to surmise on Quebec’s likely demise?

Is change always a good thing? Only time would tell or answer the question well. October 1 came and went and saw Quebec voters vote for change. Whether or...

Senators, Similarities, Sexual Assault, and the U.S. Supreme Court Opinions

Senators, Similarities, Sexual Assault, and the U.S. Supreme Court

After the “she said” “he said” Will the nomination go ahead? We have to give it to America and her reputed brand of politics—– never short of actors or...

Whither the Black Vote Opinions

Whither the Black Vote

Yvonne sam It’s election time, with Quebec’s 42nd general election set for October 1, and Francois Legault’s Coalition Avenir Quebec poised to oust Premier Philippe Couillard and the Quebec...

Facts: Caps, Hats & Etiquette Opinions

Facts: Caps, Hats & Etiquette

Yes, entire generations have come of age with little understanding of proper hat protocol… Hats and caps are staying on in more places these days. Have the ‘dos’ and...

Two Legends, Two Legacies, Two Different messages Opinions

Two Legends, Two Legacies, Two Different messages

“When beggars die there are no comets seen; The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes.” (Julius Caesar II, ii, 30-31) On August 16, minutes following announcement of...

Let the Children be Children Opinions

Let the Children be Children

Today’s children are being systematically exposed to issues that parents never had to confront when raising children decades ago We can babble on and on about how much we...

How parents can help to avert academic mishap Opinions

How parents can help to avert academic mishap

Bridging the educational gap We are frequently reminded of the three-year gap between Black and white students in the school system. There are many who love to believe that...