Embracing or Effacing Black History
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Embracing or Effacing Black History

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 emergence of Malcolm X 70 Years Ago
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The emergence of Malcolm X 70 Years Ago

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...

Racism endures in hockey because it’s systemic
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Racism endures in hockey because it’s systemic

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...

Time To Rethink Black History Month
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Time To Rethink Black History Month

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....

Seven Black Canadians to be invested in the Order of Canada
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Seven Black Canadians to be invested in the Order of Canada

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...

Capitalize ‘Black’ all the time and other issues
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Capitalize ‘Black’ all the time and other issues

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...

Lacking diversity: The blight of Canadian journalism
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Lacking diversity: The blight of Canadian journalism

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...

MENTALIZING…
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MENTALIZING…

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...

CELLPHONE JUSTICE
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CELLPHONE JUSTICE

Dear Mr. Cell Phone, I have always treated you well, I take you wherever I go. I pay every month for your upkeep, but when I needed you most...

The Tale of a Nation, Two Teens and Two Elected Officials
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The Tale of a Nation, Two Teens and Two Elected Officials

Recent events have left me sort of reeling. Story after story, socially and politically, local and national, has challenged almost all of what I have left in me. I...