MAN’S INHUMANITY TO HIS FELLOW MAN Opinions

MAN’S INHUMANITY TO HIS FELLOW MAN

April 24, 2015 represented the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in which approximately 800,000 to 1.5 million people were systematically exterminated by the government of the Ottoman Empire...

Police killing Black Men Opinions

Police killing Black Men

“It doesn’t stop,” said Dropout. “It happened again in South Carolina. A policeman (White) shot and killed a Black man. He puts five bullets into his back. The Black...

Beauty and Courage in our Community Opinions

Beauty and Courage in our Community

Professor asked Dropout, “What is the most beautiful day?” Po Boy put up his hand and said, “Today.” Crystal said, “Let’s be crystal clear. If you keep up with...

Our stories: Random
Community News

Our stories: Random

Youth caught in battles that weren’t theirs to fight We’ve all heard the stories of young people killed in the most tragic of ways: caught in battles that weren’t...

The lingering impact of fear
Special Features

The lingering impact of fear

Dave Austin’s Fear of A Black Nation… garners two prestigious prizes and translated in Spanish and French Egbert Gaye In May 2013, in his groundbreaking book Fear of a...

Hampstead Harry talks to  “You People” Opinions

Hampstead Harry talks to “You People”

The Racism and Politics of Economics from the Horses mouth The barbershop was empty when Hampstead Harry came in, nobody asked him anything and he said, “I was in...

The FUEL of RADICALIZATION Opinions

The FUEL of RADICALIZATION

RACISM AND MARGINALIZATION As part of my research  for my Masters of Social Work  the  focus was on identity development among non-white Canadian adolescents, and I truly believed that...

STRIVE TO KEEP BLACK HISTORY ALIVE Opinions

STRIVE TO KEEP BLACK HISTORY ALIVE

As any other community-minded citizen, I have questions about the way some things are being run and the changes that we can collectively make to keep improving the community....

Three community members receive National Assembly Medals
Community News

Three community members receive National Assembly Medals

Noel Alexander challenges the Quebec government to recognize issues face young English speaking Blacks Egbert Gaye Long-serving president of the Jamaican Association of Montreal, Noel Alexander, was among three...

NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE Opinions

NOT MUCH TO CELEBRATE

Too many issues still linger… I am extremely happy that Black History Month is over, for the simple reason that there is no equivalent Jewish, Chinese, or white history...