Sonya Biddle was a cultural and political force Community News

Sonya Biddle was a cultural and political force

Rosie Awori (LJI) With the passing of Sonya Biddle on January 20, our community and Montreal lost a vibrant and engaging personality that stamped her name on the landscape...

Former Montrealer climbs to the highest  level in her specialization
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Former Montrealer climbs to the highest level in her specialization

Rosie Awori (LJI) As with most first-generation children, Aisha Hunte, focused on her books and worked hard to be an all-rounded individual, at school, play and everywhere. Many Montrealers...

Remembering Kent Merchant: The Love Man
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Remembering Kent Merchant: The Love Man

Across North American city where there is a Caribbean community, particularly people from Trinidad and Tobago, the likelihood is that the name Loveman Kent will resonate with music lovers....

Two months after her son Jannai was killed, Charla Dopwell is searching for peace of mind
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Two months after her son Jannai was killed, Charla Dopwell is searching for peace of mind

“I miss him… I miss him… I miss him,” laments Charla Dopwell as she contemplates Christmas and the holidays without her son Jannai. The 16-year-old was accosted by three...

A new crop of Black political leaders blazing a trail
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A new crop of Black political leaders blazing a trail

Rosie Awori (LJI) The recently concluded municipal elections on November 7, have seen an influx of new Black candidates being elected across Montreal. A large number of these trail...

Arlene Bryant elected In Chateauguay part of a new crop of Black city councillors
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Arlene Bryant elected In Chateauguay part of a new crop of Black city councillors

Rosie Awori (LJI) There has been a cascade of victories for Black candidates in the recently concluded municipal elections on November 7, redefining representation in the city. Just off...

Eight years of “faith and works” Community News

Eight years of “faith and works”

Rosie Awori (LJI) Every November for much of the past three- or four-decades members of Hilltoppers Sports and Cultural Club gather with hundreds of friends and supporters for their...

Community well represented as Montreal prepares to vote on Nov. 7
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Community well represented as Montreal prepares to vote on Nov. 7

After enduring 36 days of the painfully boring campaign that led up to the September 20, federal elections, voters in Montreal are being primed to go back to the...

NDP’s Emma is young,determined and energetic
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NDP’s Emma is young,determined and energetic

At the all-candidates’ debate at Victoria Hall in Westmount on Tuesday, September 14, New Democratic Party candidate, Emma Elbourne-Weinstock was a very credible representative of the party, on a...

Emma Elbourne-Weinstock is worried so she got involved
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Emma Elbourne-Weinstock is worried so she got involved

Emma Elbourne-Weinstock admits to having been among the army of millennials who have become cynical and disillusioned with party politics but soon realized that apathy was not a choice....