Desirée Zagbai – LJI The death of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old Black man who police officer Darren Wilson fatally shot, sparked protests and riots in Ferguson Missouri. The demonstrations...

Desirée Zagbai – LJI Montreal’s annual Afro-Queer Film & Arts Festival is launching its 16th edition with the theme of rebirth. Through this edition, the Massimadi Festival will use...

Montrealer, Sabi Hinkson has dedicated her life to pedagogy as a full-time public-school teacher and a PhD candidate she’s now keen to see more young people, especially minorities, in...

Desirée Zagbai (Local Journalism Initiative) On Aug. 1, 1834, the Slavery Abolition Act ended centuries of colonial enslavement of Africans in Canada. Throughout history, approximately 15 million Africans were...

Curator eunice bélidor’s timely exhibit THE TRACES THAT REMAIN: her first as an independent curator, explores the traces left by significant events on our bodies and minds. How do...

Dr. Alwin Spence The title of this article is a line borrowed from the Hon. Clifford Lincoln, who was a Cabinet Minister in the Quebec Legislative Assembly. It is...

If there’s a way to describe Harry Belafonte and his impact on the world as an entertainer and a civil rights activist, it might be: “he was for real.”...

What is constructive engagement? Why does it seem so daunting to navigate the current environment and avoid the temptation to simply withdraw? What do we make of the alarming...

On February 17, 2023, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) announced that no charges would be laid in the death of Jean René Junior Olivier, who was...

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....