Caribbean man who changed Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws
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Caribbean man who changed Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws

Donald Willard Moore (1891-1994), was a community leader and civil rights activist who fought to change Canada’s exclusionary immigration laws. Donald Moore was born at Lodge Hill, St. Michael’s...

Obituaries January 20, 2023
Obituaries

Obituaries January 20, 2023

A Barbadian-Canadian Caesar: Erla Blandeen Hewitt Sandiford, RN By Calvin G.W. Sandiford My mother, Erla Blandeen Hewitt Sandiford, came from a simple background. She was the daughter of a...

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
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CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

  I love “Curb”. As with Seinfeld, which Larry David co-created, the humour of the HBO TV show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” often revolves around the minutiae of everyday social...

Planet Rock
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Planet Rock

In 1982, hip-hop pioneer d.j. Afrika Bambaataa and his crew Soul Sonic Force released a seminal record in hip-hop called “Planet Rock”. More of an experiment in electro-funk than...

Quebec appeals Random stop ruling. Bad move
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Quebec appeals Random stop ruling. Bad move

In appealing the Superior Court ruling that banned police from making random roadside stops, the CAQ government did what was expected of it, both by proponents of the practice...

This Is Who I Am
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This Is Who I Am

As this is my first opinion piece for the Community Contact, I would like to give you a taste of some of the subjects I will be engaging with....

Next level in the fight against racial profiling
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Next level in the fight against racial profiling

For advocates like Alain Babineau there’s hardly ever a quiet moment on the frontlines of the social justice struggle. He says even in the enlightenment of this post George...

BRICE DOSSA’S INNOCENT STOLEN CAR CAPER
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BRICE DOSSA’S INNOCENT STOLEN CAR CAPER

Weeks ago when I heard the news about police handcuffing a Black man for no reason… Well, apparently for stealing a car, his own car. I had an immediate...

Quebec’s long and sordid history of racial profiling
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Quebec’s long and sordid history of racial profiling

If the province of Quebec was a high school student, it would qualify for special-ed placement along with remedial assistance from carefully selected pedagogues. According to French writer Jean-Baptiste...

An Apology and Positioning Concordia University for a future free of institutionalized racism
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An Apology and Positioning Concordia University for a future free of institutionalized racism

“Today, we must recognize how institutional racism manifests itself, not just historically, but in the current reality of our education systems, including higher education.” The words of Graham Carr,...