Something is happening Opinions

Something is happening

At Union, at Desta, at CEDA  and with the Liberals Everyone in the barbershop was talking about the one-year anniversary of the election of the Liberal government led by...

It’s The Art Of Moneymaking That Matters Opinions

It’s The Art Of Moneymaking That Matters

Above everything else The weather is getting cold, but that didn’t stop the Ways and Means Committee from convening at the barbershop. It was crowded. There were whispers about...

They really Don’t Care About Us Opinions

They really Don’t Care About Us

THEIR PERCEPTION, OUR REALITY Prologue “Oh boy…” It has been a long, long time since I’ve witnessed that subtle behaviour. But a couple Saturdays ago, after having done some...

No one in power speaks on behalf of Blacks Opinions

No one in power speaks on behalf of Blacks

The Barbershop was crowded and everybody was talking about “the debate.” The networks were charging about $250,000 per 30 second ad. Remember, this is all Benjamins, U.S. dollars. Why...

“SAY IT LOUD. I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD.” Opinions

“SAY IT LOUD. I’M BLACK AND I’M PROUD.”

By Rasta KEITH At first sight, the recent shooting deaths of two Black men by two police officers in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Charlotte, North Carolina should have evoked the...

Race and politics will be part of the drama
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Race and politics will be part of the drama

The Montreal International Black Film Festival brings Barack and Michelle Obama, Maya Angelou and Black Lives Matter to a screen near you. All will be Breathtaking Egbert Gaye The...

IT’S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK Opinions

IT’S NOT AS HARD AS YOU THINK

People and The Right Ingredients equals success Everybody in the barbershop was vibrating on a high frequency. The regulars of the Ways and Means Committee were talking about the...

Video cameras, cell phones and the Internet are illuminating it Opinions

Video cameras, cell phones and the Internet are illuminating it

IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE Yes it is. And sometimes it “makes me wonder how I keep from goin’ under.” The words of preeminent rappers Grandmaster Flash at the...

DOWN THERE IT’S RACE, GUNS AND  POLITICS UP HERE IT’S all THAT- LIte Opinions

DOWN THERE IT’S RACE, GUNS AND POLITICS UP HERE IT’S all THAT- LIte

It was another hot summer’s day in Montreal, tourists walking the streets of downtown Montreal. God Bless America and the Benjamins! Down at the barbershop the air conditioner was...

Obama and America: About Guns,  Mass Shootings and Trump
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Obama and America: About Guns, Mass Shootings and Trump

Egbert Gaye The way things are going, nothing President Barack Obama says or does will dislodge the incredulousness that takes over people around the world when they look at...