Having a Say on International Women’s Day

Having a Say on International Women’s Day

On March 8, the world celebrated the female gender in observance of International Women’s Day. It was an opportunity...

 WAR IS NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION

 WAR IS NOT THE ONLY SOLUTION

I have often heard it said that the Black community has more than its share of problems, and solving...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

At this time of year, I can hear certain people of every ethnocultural background, except the obvious one, stifling...

Small health changes for long-term gains

Small health changes for long-term gains

The recently celebrated Valentine’s Day is one of the most popular holidays in the world and as love is...

WILL WE EVER, EVER BE FREE and other questions

WILL WE EVER, EVER BE FREE and other questions

The proponents of Black History Month, must have had good intentions when they made this proposal. It was a...

About Black Leaders and Black Leadership

About Black Leaders and Black Leadership

I hope daily that Black community leaders, so called, would eventually come to the realization, (one which I hold...

What’s Your Story?

What’s Your Story?

Your story has many different chapters, one bad chapter in your life doesn’t mean that your story is over....

The Convoy and systemic racism

The Convoy and systemic racism

Raj Basdeo Acts of institutional racism displayed by the powers that be inside the Canadian state surprise me at...

BLACK HISTORY MONTH?

BLACK HISTORY MONTH?

I was mentally absorbed in mundane domestic matters when something on television caught my ear, and piqued my interest....

The Black man’s burden

The Black man’s burden

Historian Dorothy Williams once described Montreal’s Black community as “a vibrant, multicultural, multilingual consisting of Blacks from Africa, Europe,...