I Chose Myself: It was Scary, but it was Necessary and Liberating
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I Chose Myself: It was Scary, but it was Necessary and Liberating

Salutations Everyone, I hope you’re all enjoying the start of summer! Montreal is a beautiful city—minus the constant construction—and it’s even more vibrant and alive in the summertime. There’s...

A candid say regarding Quebec’s non celebration of Canada Day
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A candid say regarding Quebec’s non celebration of Canada Day

Apply the term “racist” or any similar moniker to my name, bearing in mind that I reside in Quebec and that even after a coroner’s report into the death...

Lifting as she climbs’: How Jacqueline Beckles carved her path in law and left the door open for others
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Lifting as she climbs’: How Jacqueline Beckles carved her path in law and left the door open for others

Jacqueline Beckles remembers the first time she failed a course in law school. Criminal law, ironically, the subject she would later make the centerpiece of her legal career. She...

Confronting injustice through his brushstrokes
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Confronting injustice through his brushstrokes

Visual artist Marc-Alain Félix uses acrylics, oil pastels, and markers to create art surrounding memory, identity, and resilience. His work explores the boundaries between abstraction and figuration, emphasizing human...

A VISIT BACK TO APARTHEID
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A VISIT BACK TO APARTHEID

Recently I watched on television the president of the United States flipping pages and showing pictures depicting atrocities meted out to white families by Blacks in South Africa. His...

‘Business Reference’ App Aimed at Connecting Black Entrepreneurs in Montreal
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‘Business Reference’ App Aimed at Connecting Black Entrepreneurs in Montreal

By Desirée Zagbai A new mobile app called the ‘Business Reference App’ is set to launch on May. 30, 2025, during a public event at Concordia University’s D3 Innovation...

Study shows Black youth continue facing discrimination in Quebec
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Study shows Black youth continue facing discrimination in Quebec

On April. 13, 2025, The Afro Youth Summit and the Observatory of Black Communities in Quebec revealed a study highlighting the daily discrimination Black youth in Quebec keep experiencing....

Jean Parris Honored with Governor General’s Award for Lifelong Advocacy
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Jean Parris Honored with Governor General’s Award for Lifelong Advocacy

Jean Parris, a dedicated advocate for women, immigrants, and nurses, was awarded the 2024 Governor General’s Award last October. This was given to her in recognition of her lifelong...

Get some rest
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Get some rest

I sat down to write this article about “rest” about 3 weeks ago, and then I got some news that turned my world upside down, and made time stop...

GreenShield Cares: Calling for Culturally Competent Mental Health Care
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GreenShield Cares: Calling for Culturally Competent Mental Health Care

Racialized communities face more barriers when trying to access mental health services as compared to other people groups because of obstacles such as stigma, lack of accessibility, and non-culturally...