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Black History month may be over, but the woes of Black people are far from over. I find that our seemingly endless conversations about what Black people need to...

Yes! I know that by the end of this writing, I will have earned an unenviable and undesirable position in the minds of many readers. However, as I have...

It is not so much about Black History as it is about history influenced by Blacks. February is here. It heralds another Black History Month, along with the connotation...

This article is a precursor to Black History Month. There was once upon a time, and not so very, very long ago, when African Americans respected each other. Most...

A truly Happy New Year to all readers! Following my return from church the dawn of 2016 and in the quietude of my domicile, I thought about the things...

Lest they Forget After reading the last edition of The Community Contact, I am left with no option but to highlight yet another facet in the ongoing woes facing...

Lost Identity My regular readers know that I have been extremely critical of issues that affect us as a community and Canadians at large. It has always been about...

I have tried my utmost to avoid addressing the same issue in consecutive columns–that’s my only defense against any tendency to be tedious and predictable. However, a reader recently...

“We have to change our minds about each other” Plainly put, we think badly about ourselves, therefore we are bad to each other. Now and then, more now than...

Black People: When representing becomes misrepresentation… How often have we been commanded by someone or some entity with the words, “Black folks represent.” I don’t know about you, but...