Mrs. June Best Awarded for community service
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Mrs. June Best Awarded for community service

Officers from Station 26 host International Seniors Day event Contact Staff In a time where we continue to see intolerable acts of violence and racism by the police, it...

Taking a knee while taking a stand
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Taking a knee while taking a stand

Colin Kapernick’s place alongside other brave men such as Jackie Robinson, John Carlos and Tommie Smith, and Muhammad Ali Egbert Gaye When in August 2016, Colin Kaepernick decided to...

And when the protesting and talking is over, what? Opinions

And when the protesting and talking is over, what?

AFFLICTING THE COMFORTABLE, COMFORTING THE AFFLICTED   Many people think, are even convinced, that racism stops at the 49th parallel. That when it produces its passport and reasons for...

Leadership: A Call to Action Opinions

Leadership: A Call to Action

The Black community is currently in need of a unique leadership group that is courageous enough to speak truth to power and work towards a socio-economic society protected by...

Why The Systemic Discrimination Enquiry is in Trouble Opinions

Why The Systemic Discrimination Enquiry is in Trouble

By Dr. Clarence S. Bayne The Enquiry into systemic racism in Quebec is under attack. It is criticized for being conducted behind closed doors. Yvonne Sam, Chair of the...

“That Black Lives Matter” Opinions

“That Black Lives Matter”

IT MATTERS –   Dr. Alwin Spence The phrase Black Lives Matter” has come into prominence as a result of so many black males, in particular, who have been...

Quebec’s systemic discrimination and racism hearings should be open Opinions

Quebec’s systemic discrimination and racism hearings should be open

Testimony has a greater impact if one can see and hear the person testifying. The hearings are an opportunity to heighten public awareness. The Quebec inquiry on systemic discrimination...

Racism In Your Face Opinions

Racism In Your Face

In a world where [some] Europeans think we do not belong… it’s always about Black people standing our ground and staking out our rightful place. Contrast what many described...

Charlottesville: America the Real versus America the Ideal Opinions

Charlottesville: America the Real versus America the Ideal

America’s historic embrace of the Confederate flag is indicative of a collective failure to eradicate white supremacy as an ideology, and is in great part contributory to the recent...

Stress: Our path to early death Opinions

Stress: Our path to early death

I have become accustomed to listen to early morning radio, not necessarily to be entertained, but to hear what’s in the news every given day. And three particular stations...