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...
The complex nature of a boy whose life-story begins in immeasurable turmoil only to end as a righteous man who died by the bullet. Revisiting the legacy of Malcolm...
It was almost 64 years to the day that Willie O’Ree of Fredericton, New Brunswick took to the ice with the Boston Bruins as the first Black player in...
February, the month dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments of Blacks is upon us and this year more than ever, we should think about the purpose Black History Month serves....
Rosie Awori (LJI) Montrealer Bruny Surin the four-time Olympian and Hall of Famer who helped Canada win gold in the 4x100m relay at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games...
So, here I am back at my desk in 2022. The year has ended and most writers have been reviewing events that happened during the course of the year...
By Karim Fall (LJI) The job of the journalist is to report on the world around us, delivering news and stories that as compelling as they are informative. Ironically...
The more l observe and listen to the premier, the more his subtle, sometimes patronizing disdain for English — the language and people — seeps into my mind, becoming...