How QBBE teaches about educational bias and helps Black students achieve their goals
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How QBBE teaches about educational bias and helps Black students achieve their goals

Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE) is a non-profit education and research institution that raises awareness about educational bias and helps communities of colour excel in school. Ciara Huggins,...

Reflecting God’s Deliverance: Honoring the Legacy of the Abolitionist
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Reflecting God’s Deliverance: Honoring the Legacy of the Abolitionist

December ushers in snow, holiday preparations, and reflections on the year gone by. But it also brings a significant date that must not pass by unnoticed: December 2nd, the...

The Black Community Resource Centre’s  Tribute to Stanley G. Grizzle
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The Black Community Resource Centre’s Tribute to Stanley G. Grizzle

Desirée Zagbai (Local Journalism Initiative) Almost a decade after his passing, Stanley G. Grizzle’s legacy continues to live on. The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) has launched a new...

10 Years Later; Reflections on the BLM movement in Montreal.
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10 Years Later; Reflections on the BLM movement in Montreal.

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...

Egbert Gaye Honoured Posthumously by National Assembly
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Egbert Gaye Honoured Posthumously by National Assembly

The ripples from the life and legacy of Montreal Community Contact Founder and Managing Editor, Egbert Gaye, continue to be felt even after his passing on June 4th, 2023....

Quebec Court Confirms Systemic Racial Profiling by SPVM:  A Call for Government Accountability News

Quebec Court Confirms Systemic Racial Profiling by SPVM: A Call for Government Accountability

Joel DeBellefeuille Starting your day with some simple errands, you notice a police car a few cars back. Immediately, you begin going through the “familiar mental checklist”: Do I...

WE AIN’T GOING BACK! WE AIN’T GOING BACK!
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WE AIN’T GOING BACK! WE AIN’T GOING BACK!

  Dr. Alwin Spence Mrs. Ruby Smith was one of four Black teachers at a rural school in New Jersey. The school had a staff of eighteen teachers and...

Unpacking Eating Disorders among Montreal’s Black Community
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Unpacking Eating Disorders among Montreal’s Black Community

By Desirée Zagbai Eating disorders within the Black community in Canada have been bubbling under for decades. Spoken about in hushed tones, it has been found that factors such...

Atora Romain: Transforming a basement into a successful hair salon
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Atora Romain: Transforming a basement into a successful hair salon

By Desirée Zagbai Atora Romain, owner of the hair salon Hairstyles Unrivaled, started her career as a hairstylist at eight years old. As a 14-year-old, she began braiding with...

Labour Day: What it means for Black Canadians
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Labour Day: What it means for Black Canadians

Desirée Zagbai Black Canadians have significantly impacted the labour force in Canada. However, the increased Black unemployment rate limits their opportunities. Layla Michel, 20, a computer science student at...