Still Much Work To Do Opinions

Still Much Work To Do

ON THE CUSP OF BHM 2020 Monday, January 20 was the celebration of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. Actually, his official birthdate is January 15, 1929, but in...

LMRC’s Panel Discussion explores Systemic Racism News

LMRC’s Panel Discussion explores Systemic Racism

Submitted by the office of the LMRC In relation to the different consultation on racism held in Montreal in 2019, Lasalle Multicultural Resource Center with the support from Heritage...

MLK Day: How close are we to the Mountaintop? Opinions

MLK Day: How close are we to the Mountaintop?

Montreal first in Canada to formally recognize King’s contribution to society. King’s contribution to society. Come January 20, the third Monday of the month, Martin Luther King Day will...

Jamaica Assoc. elects new president and executive members
Community News

Jamaica Assoc. elects new president and executive members

Egbert Gaye Mark Henry, renowned for his powerful voice in the city’s faith and Gospel music community, and as a mentor to displaced youth replaces Michael Smith as president...

Wishing for Goodwill to our Community
Special Features

Wishing for Goodwill to our Community

DEAR SANTA I don’t want much this year—just a little bit of the community cohesiveness that is evident in the accomplishments of Black Nova Scotians. My travels to Nova...

Systemic racism and police: Something has to be done
Community News

Systemic racism and police: Something has to be done

Race-based data collection will expose evidence of systemic racism among those who have never had to account for their actions. There’re strains in relationships between police and Black communities...

It’s Still About Consulting For Meaningful Results Opinions

It’s Still About Consulting For Meaningful Results

SIGNATURES TO ENGENDER CHANGE? Call it a pre-Christmas gift from the proverbial Black community; I’m talking about twenty thousand or so signatures on a petition (in the works since...

Do Black-Canadian Medical Doctors Matter? You Bet They Do Opinions

Do Black-Canadian Medical Doctors Matter? You Bet They Do

The definition of colour has always been somewhat enigmatic, and in my opinion, nothing could be more misleading than the term, applicable to any person who is not “white.”...

Time for Trudeau to do something  about our poverty issue Opinions

Time for Trudeau to do something about our poverty issue

Daylight come… Coming out of a nasty election campaign and a little bit of a dressing down that left him with a minority government and a deeply divided country,...

Is the Montreal Police  ready to work towards removing the Schism of Racism? Opinions

Is the Montreal Police ready to work towards removing the Schism of Racism?

Reports show ‘systemic biases’ when it comes to race within Montreal police There is a familiar French expression, “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” which, when translated...