Mainstream Media, Politics and Law Enforcement Opinions

Mainstream Media, Politics and Law Enforcement

This comparison of the sexual victims of two men of means is in no way meant to disparage or deprecate their experience, but to show instead in black and...

Leadership: A Call to Action Opinions

Leadership: A Call to Action

The Black community is currently in need of a unique leadership group that is courageous enough to speak truth to power and work towards a socio-economic society protected by...

Quebec’s systemic discrimination and racism hearings should be open Opinions

Quebec’s systemic discrimination and racism hearings should be open

Testimony has a greater impact if one can see and hear the person testifying. The hearings are an opportunity to heighten public awareness. The Quebec inquiry on systemic discrimination...

Parent & Teacher Partnership Equals School Success Opinions

Parent & Teacher Partnership Equals School Success

Parents need to know and understand that learning begins at homeand that they are their children’s first pedagogue…. For a school year to be deemed successful, parents, teachers and...

Charlottesville: America the Real versus America the Ideal Opinions

Charlottesville: America the Real versus America the Ideal

America’s historic embrace of the Confederate flag is indicative of a collective failure to eradicate white supremacy as an ideology, and is in great part contributory to the recent...

Municipal Elections: Reflection or Rejection of Diversity Opinions

Municipal Elections: Reflection or Rejection of Diversity

By Yvonne Sam On November 5, 2017 Quebec municipal elections will be held in the city of Montreal. The voting populace will elect 65 positions on the Montreal City...

After the Commission— Would Racism be in Remission? Opinions

After the Commission— Would Racism be in Remission?

Thursday, May 20, saw Immigration, Diversity and Inclusion Minister Kathleen Weil unveiling plans for the public consultation on systemic discrimination and racism in Quebec, which is scheduled to begin...

Is this exercise yet another reporting charade? Or is a change within range? Opinions

Is this exercise yet another reporting charade? Or is a change within range?

Quebec launches Public Consultation on Systemic Racism and Discrimination Yvonne Sam Finally, Quebec is moving in step with her neighbour, Ontario, in the aftermath of a 2,662-signature petition tabled...

Reading is revolutionary Opinions

Reading is revolutionary

The struggle of Black people have been well-documented by multiple theologians, historians, journalists and researchers, as well as our ancestors who were in the unfortunate position of being in...

Black Lives will only matter when the Black Vote matters Opinions

Black Lives will only matter when the Black Vote matters

We absolutely need a political strategy; it is nonsense to believe otherwise. Black lives will never matter in Canada until they matter to Black people enough that will force...