Facing History the Wrong Way
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Facing History the Wrong Way

Canada is faced with yet another shocker in less than a month with the discovery of more than 750 unmarked graves near a former Catholic residential school for First...

Montrealer Dr. Natasha Johnson named Associate Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at McMaster University
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Montrealer Dr. Natasha Johnson named Associate Chair of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at McMaster University

Montreal-born Dr. Natasha Johnson continues to make headways in her area of specialty, combining her work as a clinician and her advocacy on behalf of disadvantaged groups who have...

Quebec Black Communities Observatory focuses on Youth and community development
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Quebec Black Communities Observatory focuses on Youth and community development

Ultimately the goal of the recently launched Quebec Black Communities Observatory is community development and to empower Afro-Quebecers. According to program director Désirée Rochat the Observatory “will merge and...

First of its kind SURVEY Investigates COVID-19 EFFECTS on us
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First of its kind SURVEY Investigates COVID-19 EFFECTS on us

Rosie Awori (LJI) In its wake the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 waves left a string of furloughs, layoffs, pay cuts, long term illnesses and deaths. And studies within both Canada...

Is This A Case Of Cultural Genocide
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Is This A Case Of Cultural Genocide

Many historians argue that the Holocaust is the undisputed genocide of all genocides, and that no other dark period in human history quite compares to it have argued it....

RACISM? IT’S ALIVE AND THRIVING…
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RACISM? IT’S ALIVE AND THRIVING…

As far as police and Black people go, “No news is good news.” And for me it’s truly a feeling of relief when I wake up another day to...

DEHUMANIZATION, A MEANS TO AN END
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DEHUMANIZATION, A MEANS TO AN END

A week or so ago, we acknowledged the first anniversary of the killing of a Black man, George Floyd by a white policeman Derek Chauvin. At the recent trial...

Balarama Holness in the race for mayor of Montreal
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Balarama Holness in the race for mayor of Montreal

Political activist Balarama Holness created a stir on the municipal political scene when announced his candidacy for mayor of Montreal on the morning of Thursday, May 20. His announcement...

Trinidad-born retired BC Supreme Court Judge handcuffed by Vancouver police
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Trinidad-born retired BC Supreme Court Judge handcuffed by Vancouver police

For 20 years Selwyn Romilly was exemplary as judge in the Supreme Court of British Columbia before he retired in 2015. Before that he served as a judge in...

REVENGE OF THE BROTHERHOOD?  [Pt. 1]
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REVENGE OF THE BROTHERHOOD? [Pt. 1]

Having discarded the mantle of slavery, the children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and multiple generations (of the slaves) ultimately mustered the courage to demand their freedom… And have been de-manding...