Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months
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Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months

Rosie Awori (LJI) The former South African President, Jacob Zuma, was sentenced on June 29, to 15 months in prison for contempt of justice, after multiple attempts and schemes...

Montrealer Dr. Natasha Johnson named Associate Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at McMaster University
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Montrealer Dr. Natasha Johnson named Associate Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at McMaster University

Montreal-born Dr. Natasha Johnson continues to make headways in her area of specialty, combining her work as a clinician and her advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged groups who have...

Anti-BLACK STRESS… DON’T LET IT DESTROY YOU
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Anti-BLACK STRESS… DON’T LET IT DESTROY YOU

Verse 1 “It’s like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder How I keep from going under…” Chorus: Don’t push me cause I’m close to the edge I’m trying...

Marvin Rotrand retires from Municipal politics
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Marvin Rotrand retires from Municipal politics

His was a consistent and loud voice on behalf of Montreal’s Black and Caribbean community at City Hall over the decades and ever present at almost every community event...

Much needed Changes to Make Black Lives Matter effective
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Much needed Changes to Make Black Lives Matter effective

For the better part of five years, the Black Lives Matter Movement has been all the rage in the U.S. exuding both love and anger. This article isn’t an...

RACISM? IT’S ALIVE AND THRIVING…
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RACISM? IT’S ALIVE AND THRIVING…

As far as police and Black people go, “No news is good news.” And for me it’s truly a feeling of relief when I wake up another day to...

DEHUMANIZATION, A MEANS TO AN END
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DEHUMANIZATION, A MEANS TO AN END

A week or so ago, we acknowledged the first anniversary of the killing of a Black man, George Floyd by a white policeman Derek Chauvin. At the recent trial...

REVENGE OF THE BROTHERHOOD? [Pt. 11]
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REVENGE OF THE BROTHERHOOD? [Pt. 11]

Some readers might be trying to figure out the title of this discourse… if I’m part of some surreptitious anti-police outfit. Nothing of the kind; in fact nothing sinister...

“What’s Going On”: 50 years later
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“What’s Going On”: 50 years later

May 21, 1971 marked the date of the release of Marvin Gaye’s legendary album “What’s Going On”, an album that not only changed the iconic singer’s legacy but that...

Trinidad-born retired BC Supreme Court Judge handcuffed by Vancouver police
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Trinidad-born retired BC Supreme Court Judge handcuffed by Vancouver police

For 20 years Selwyn Romilly was exemplary as judge in the Supreme Court of British Columbia before he retired in 2015. Before that he served as a judge in...