On Dec. 3, 2024, the healthcare company Novartis Canada announced that the non-profit organization Black Physicians of Canada (BPC) won $240,000 for its health equity initiative. BPC will...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

  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...

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...

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...