During my childhood and post pubescence period I was no stranger to how often the term “light skinned” or “dark skinned” was used to identify, categorize or stereotype people...

Once again the issue regarding absence of diversity in the judiciary system has reared its ugly intractable head; this time with a call coming from one of its own...

Permit me to be as pellucid as possible so that no misunderstanding or misapprehension arises. First I am in no way, shape or form trying to convert the tragedy...

There is nothing sweeter than to see your enemies fight a losing battle. The effort expended to disqualify the highly recommended federal appellate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, for the...

Rosie Awori (LJI) The history of Little Burgundy is colored by the story of Quebec’s Black community. It’s a story of belonging, survival and resilience, one that reaches back...

It’s easy to describe Florence Phillips-Westmoreland as a people’s person, after all her readily discernable effervescence combined with her gift of gab make it pleasurable for anyone to engage...

The proponents of Black History Month, must have had good intentions when they made this proposal. It was a very good idea, subscribed to and supported by the white...

Raj Basdeo Acts of institutional racism displayed by the powers that be inside the Canadian state surprise me at times, although they truly should not. These events happen frequently,...

Historian Dorothy Williams once described Montreal’s Black community as “a vibrant, multicultural, multilingual consisting of Blacks from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, Canada and Latin America.” She went on say...

Canada celebrates Black History Month in her own way, while Americans cry: “ Foul Play”. For the first time, in the second year of the pandemic, Black History Month...