QBBE: A heritage organization positioned for the future

QBBE: A heritage organization positioned for the future

In 1968, when the Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE) was established, the community as we know it today...

Mickey Stanley is on the mend after freak accident in Barbados

Mickey Stanley is on the mend after freak accident in Barbados

It has been a grueling couple of weeks for family and friends of Michael Stanley, a well-known Montrealer who...

Provinces scrambling TO STEM SPIKE IN COVID-19 numbers

Provinces scrambling TO STEM SPIKE IN COVID-19 numbers

Rosie Awori (LJI) There he goes again: Black this, black that. Black, black, black, black… ad infinitum. Sure it...

Here’s our Rhodes Scholar: Abdel Dicko

Here’s our Rhodes Scholar: Abdel Dicko

Over-riding passion for human rights and Pan-Africanism Egbert Gaye “To tackle issues faced by the global Black/African community, I...

Quincy Amorer on guiding BTW through COVID-19 to better times

Quincy Amorer on guiding BTW through COVID-19 to better times

In the midst of his tenth season as artistic director and 50th Anniversary celebrations of Black Theatre Workshop (BTW),...

Aliah Guerra luanches her new app

Aliah Guerra luanches her new app

Rosie Awori (LJI) The novel coronavirus, COVID-19 has been the biggest disruptor of 2020, changing our perception and the...

Bubbling Anticipation As New Artistic  Associate joins BTW

Bubbling Anticipation As New Artistic Associate joins BTW

As Lydie Dubuission takes her place on the management side of Black Theatre Workshop, expectations run rife. Artistic director...

Betty Constant is still driven by her passion for teaching

Betty Constant is still driven by her passion for teaching

After more than a quarter-century standing in front of her class at Coronation Elementary School in Cote des Neiges,...

New author of children’s books excited  to share stories with the young ones

New author of children’s books excited to share stories with the young ones

Rosie Awori (LJI) The balance of a youthful imagination and adult professionalism is crucial in captivating young readers. Latoya...