Translating the Politics and Popular Culture of a Rebel Generation
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Translating the Politics and Popular Culture of a Rebel Generation

Quietly, and without much fanfare and bluster, Daniel McNeil is one of Canada’s most important Black intellectuals. Once an aspiring English footballer (soccer player), he instead chose academia. Having...

RACE MATTERS
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RACE MATTERS

Being that the power of the anti-Black stereotype is deeply interwoven in North American culture, most people have racist views of one type or another. For example, a 1996...

Nicous D’Andre Spring’s family wants answers
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Nicous D’Andre Spring’s family wants answers

“Black people are the magical faces at the bottom of society’s well. Even the poorest whites, those who must live their lives only a few levels above, gain their...

CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
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CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM

  I love “Curb”. As with Seinfeld, which Larry David co-created, the humour of the HBO TV show “Curb Your Enthusiasm” often revolves around the minutiae of everyday social...

Kwabena Oduro is a community-minded journalist
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Kwabena Oduro is a community-minded journalist

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) Many Montrealers might be familiar with his face and his reporting on CBC News, both radio and television, so much so that Kwabena Oduro is an...

Quebec appeals Random stop ruling. Bad move
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Quebec appeals Random stop ruling. Bad move

In appealing the Superior Court ruling that banned police from making random roadside stops, the CAQ government did what was expected of it, both by proponents of the practice...

This Is Who I Am
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This Is Who I Am

As this is my first opinion piece for the Community Contact, I would like to give you a taste of some of the subjects I will be engaging with....

Quebec’s long and sordid history of racial profiling
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Quebec’s long and sordid history of racial profiling

If the province of Quebec was a high school student, it would qualify for special-ed placement along with remedial assistance from carefully selected pedagogues. According to French writer Jean-Baptiste...

Renowned author Winston James discusses the work of an icon on Nov. 19
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Renowned author Winston James discusses the work of an icon on Nov. 19

On Saturday, November 19,  Montrealers have an opportunity to hear from Jamaican born author and historian Winston James in a discussion about Claude McKay who is described “as one...

An Apology and Positioning Concordia University for a future free of institutionalized racism
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An Apology and Positioning Concordia University for a future free of institutionalized racism

“Today, we must recognize how institutional racism manifests itself, not just historically, but in the current reality of our education systems, including higher education.” The words of Graham Carr,...