Of Lives that matter and  that day in the park
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Of Lives that matter and that day in the park

So Black Lives Matter movements have taken over my newsfeed on Facebook and Instagram for the pass few weeks through hashtags, videos and images. Unless you’re living under a...

As the pall of gloom lifts—All parts of the problem need to be exposed Opinions

As the pall of gloom lifts—All parts of the problem need to be exposed

Firstly permit me to offer my condolences to the family and loved ones of the two recently slain Black individuals Philando Castile and Alton Sterling, the slain Dallas policemen,...

P.K. Subban’s Wake-up Call
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P.K. Subban’s Wake-up Call

Egbert Gaye The alarm has been sounding for the past several years, but PK Subban hasn’t been listening. He was too deeply engrossed in his thing: playing hockey and...

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE … Opinions

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE …

The ubiquitous-ness of racism Needless to say the killing of 49 innocent people at an Orlando night club is a real human tragedy, regardless of whether anyone agrees with...

The sobering reality of  living Black in Montreal Opinions

The sobering reality of living Black in Montreal

The barbershop was crowded, as it always is, but especially because it’s summertime and it’s still Miller Time—as in Marc Miller, MP in the Southwest district of Montreal. Everybody...

Measuring the value of life… and legacy Opinions

Measuring the value of life… and legacy

MUHAMMAD ALI POSTSCRIPT On Friday, June 10, I was among those hundreds of millions of people around the world who witnessed–via television–the celebration of the life of a wonderful,...

Prof. Adelle Blackett steps away from the Human Rights Commission
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Prof. Adelle Blackett steps away from the Human Rights Commission

Contact Staff After almost seven  years as a part time commissioner , Professor Adelle Blackett has recently resigned from the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission, effective May...

Race “ism” via gorillas and alligators Opinions

Race “ism” via gorillas and alligators

Reactions different in Cincinnati and Orlando incidents Once again the world was thrown into a mental tailspin via the media. At the head of it all were toddlers, yes,...

Hard punching, loud talking, and always saying something… Opinions

Hard punching, loud talking, and always saying something…

Muhammad Ali. Originally published June 27, 1976. Scanned for Hollywood Walk of Fame Project. THE KIND OF MAN HE WAS     My admiration of, and respect for, Muhammad...

Guyana: 50 years a proud nation
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Guyana: 50 years a proud nation

Egbert Gaye Throughout the month of May and well into June, friends and supporters in a jubilee celebration at home and in the Diaspora will join Guyanese as the...