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How’s Your Attitude? By Beverley Benskin on Nov 13, 2025
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Five Short Chapters By Beverley Benskin on Oct 30, 2025
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Reinforcing a Devastating Mentality By Yvonne Sam on Oct 30, 2025
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Carimas 2025: A Celebration Worth Reflecting On By Milton Junior Primus on Aug 18, 2025
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Change Your Mindset By Beverley Benskin on Aug 18, 2025
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AI—- Tool! Turning Point or Threat By Yvonne Sam on Aug 18, 2025
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Get Up And Stand Tall By Beverley Benskin on Jul 11, 2025
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A candid say regarding Quebec’s non celebration of Canada Day By Yvonne Sam on Jul 11, 2025
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So, hear what!! I finally experienced the Tobago Carnival for myself, and it was nothing short of amazing. I’ve attended Trinidad Carnival countless times, but Tobago offered something refreshingly different. A...
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When Latoya Belfon sat down to write her first book in 2020, her only goal was to learn how to publish it. She had no plans to start a company or...
This November, Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) returns to the Segal Centre for Performing Arts Studio with Our Place, a stirring and often humorous exploration of Canada’s immigration system. Written by Ambrose...
When Arlene Bryant walks through the streets of Châteauguay, people know her by name. They wave, smile, or stop her to talk about their neighborhoods, roads, or children. And that, she...
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With the race to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heating up, former MP, Frank Baylis is positioning himself as the pragmatic outsider who can fix a system, he says is failing...
Nompumelelo Moyo (LJI) On February 15, there will be a special Valentine’s Edition featuring numerous emerging artists from Montreal, some of the city’s favorite DJ’s as well as talented coming in...
The 34th edition of Black History Month in Quebec officially launched on January 25th at City Hall. Organized by the Round Table on Black History Month, this year’s theme, “All That...
Reggae history and Montreal’s vibrant sound system culture will be the main focus at The String Up, a new exhibition by the Afrosonic Innovation Lab launching on Feb. 7, 2025 at...
Dear friends, colleagues, and family, Thank you for the kind words of support as I run to be the leader of the Liberal Party and the next Prime Minister of...
Monday, January 6, 2025 – In honour of Black History Month, the Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) will shine the spotlight on three artists of African descent: Cameroonian-Canadian soprano Suzanne Taffot, Haitian-Canadian composer...
































