SUUMER IS OVER BUT THE ACTION CONTINUES
Entertainment

SUUMER IS OVER BUT THE ACTION CONTINUES

The end of the summer is not the end of Caribbean entertainment. Good things continue into October and November, such as the release of new Soca, Miss Diva album...

Obituaries October 6,2023
Obituaries

Obituaries October 6,2023

  KERWIN DOUGAN 27-Oct-1961 – 16-Aug-2023 Former longtime resident of Montreal, Kerwin Dougan died of a short illness on August 16 in his home peacefully surrounded by family. Kerwin...

TIFF FEAUTRED A COMPELLING SELECTION OF BLACK FILMS
Community News

TIFF FEAUTRED A COMPELLING SELECTION OF BLACK FILMS

Pat Dillon Moore This year, I celebrate my 40th year of being in the film world. Ever since filming the John N. Smith-directed docu-drama, Sitting in Limbo, one way...

Stakeholders Respond Carifiesta Cancellation
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Stakeholders Respond Carifiesta Cancellation

“Shock and disappointment,” is the prevailing sentiment among masquerade bandleaders following the announcement by the City of Montreal that the Caribbean Festivities Association (CCFA) will not be funded for...

‘Mama Hawk’ properly feted for her 80th.
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‘Mama Hawk’ properly feted for her 80th.

On Saturday, April 29, a cross-section of Montrealers joined by friends and family from away, gathered at Maison Le Brasseur in Lachine for a grand celebration of a cultural...

Of racial nepotism and other hypocrisies
Opinions

Of racial nepotism and other hypocrisies

In his book Ethnic Conflicts Explained by Ethnic Nepotism, sociologist Tatu Vanhanen describes the term “ethnic nepotism” as a human tendency toward in-group bias or favoritism among people of...

Freeze International in Mtl. “for I AM SOCA”
Entertainment

Freeze International in Mtl. “for I AM SOCA”

Approximately one month away till the Canadian I AM SOCA (Long Live Soca) tour reaches Montreal. On the Victoria long weekend, the tour which starts Friday May 19th in...

Chantal’s Stage Zero  Collection targets breast Cancer in Black women
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Chantal’s Stage Zero Collection targets breast Cancer in Black women

When in 2015, Chantal Carter launched her Love & Nude line of undergarments with colors that matched the skin tones of Black women, it was meant to be a...

Patricia Scarlett’s Blinded by the Brass Ring is delightfully intriguing
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Patricia Scarlett’s Blinded by the Brass Ring is delightfully intriguing

Patricia Scarlett spent much of her professional life making things happen in the world of Canada’s film and television industry first as a high-achieving international sales executive at TV...

Two Montreal students receive RBC scholarships
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Two Montreal students receive RBC scholarships

Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) Two Montreal students, Mathem Maluak and Mallory Lowe Mpoka made the cut for the RBC Future Launch Black Youth Scholarship worth $10 000 per year (for...