AFFIRMATIVE  ACTION  HAS  BEEN  WOUNDED
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AFFIRMATIVE ACTION HAS BEEN WOUNDED

Dr. Alwin Spence Once again the ugly head of Racism was raised by none other than the highest court of the United States. Affirmative Action has been shot down,...

Of racial nepotism and other hypocrisies
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Of racial nepotism and other hypocrisies

In his book Ethnic Conflicts Explained by Ethnic Nepotism, sociologist Tatu Vanhanen describes the term “ethnic nepotism” as a human tendency toward in-group bias or favoritism among people of...

Obituaries August 12, 2022
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Obituaries August 12, 2022

IIN LOVING MEMORY SHIRLEY CLARKE-McPHERSON Sunrise: December 01, 1944 – Sunset: August 17, 2013 It’s nine years since you’ve been gone Your beautiful face and spirit lives on And...

Children do not need their fathers to be  perfect, they just need them to be there
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Children do not need their fathers to be perfect, they just need them to be there

With Father’s Day fast approaching, it is important that fathers are once more made aware amidst the challenges and struggles, the importance of a father’s role and the joys...

Montreal family marks academic milestones in the US
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Montreal family marks academic milestones in the US

What a day, Wednesday, May 18 turned out to be for the Johnson family. Especially for the parents, Dr. Dexter Johnson and Dr. Anita Brown-Johnson, who had to navigate...

THE ANSWER IS: MASS  IN-CAR-CE-RA-TION…..
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THE ANSWER IS: MASS IN-CAR-CE-RA-TION…..

In the ever-popular T.V. quiz show Jeopardy the moderator gives the answers and the contestants ask the questions. e.g. Ans. It is the most popular language spoken in Canada....

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is right for the U.S. Supreme Court
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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is right for the U.S. Supreme Court

On Monday, March 20, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson , a 51 year old Black woman stood in front of the judiciary committee of the United States Senate at her...

PLENTY ROOM AT THE TOP
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PLENTY ROOM AT THE TOP

There is nothing sweeter than to see your enemies fight a losing battle. The effort expended to disqualify the highly recommended federal appellate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, for the...

The Future of February
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The Future of February

Now that February has come to a close, the celebration and acknowledgments of Black History will also go with it. Signaling the bitter-sweet nature of the month that some...

The emergence of Malcolm X 70 Years Ago
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The emergence of Malcolm X 70 Years Ago

The complex nature of a boy whose life-story begins in immeasurable turmoil only to end as a righteous man who died by the bullet. Revisiting the legacy of Malcolm...