An Epic Documentary on The Sir George Williams Affair Egbert Gaye These days, names such as Terrence Ballantyne, Rosie Douglas, Kennedy Fredericks, Valerie Belgrave, Lynn Murray, Hugo Ford,...
The Barbershop Reconvenes The barbershop was crowded. Everybody was looking fresh, upbeat, ready to start the New Year on the good foot, like James Brown. They were still talking...
On January 2, the world lost a great mind with the passing of Dr. Frances Cress Welsing, who has been described as the Queen Mother of Blackness. She died...
What happened on the 9th Floor of Sir George Williams University 47 years ago will forever be etched in the annals of race relations in Montreal. Rife with issues...
In the struggle long before the charter of human rights institutionalized On December 10, the Quebec Human Rights Commission will parade 40 Quebecers who will receive the 40th Anniversary...
Like many people these days, my mother is living with Alzheimer’s. But while the memory is no longer what it once was, there are things that still come to...
I have tried my utmost to avoid addressing the same issue in consecutive columns–that’s my only defense against any tendency to be tedious and predictable. However, a reader recently...
Everybody giving each other high-fives and still saying: “It’s Miller Time. Change is gonna come.” Just Chillin’ said, “Justin Trudeau has a lot of style, he’s a white Barack...
Documentary chronicles Sir George Williams’ computer affair Nancy MacKenzie The hallmark of a good film is the ability of the filmmaker to create suspense and keep the interest of...
It did not take me long to fully grasp the outrage following the death of a Black man or woman at the hands of a white man, especially a...