By Mark Brown PRIDE Guest Writer Sandra Bland, age 28; Andrew Loku, age 45; Tamir Rice, age 12; Jermaine Anthony Carby, age 33; and Freddie Gray, age 25. These are but a few of the African Canadian and African American ...
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Feed SubscriptionTackling Climate Change In The Caribbean: Natural Solutions To A Human Induced Problem
Photo above: SANCHEZ, Petite Martinique. Climate-proofing the tiny island of Petite Martinique includes a sea revetment 140 metres long to protect critical coastal infrastructure from erosion. Photo credit: Tecla Fontenad/IPS. By Jessica Faieta IPS Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York ...
Read More »Don’t Fall Victim To The Grandparent Scam
(NC) — You’re a grandparent, and you get a phone call or an email from someone who identifies themselves as your grandchild. “I’ve been arrested in another country!” they say. “I need money wired quickly to pay my bail. Please, ...
Read More »Former Guyana President Wants Audit Findings Made Public
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — Former president, Bharrat Jagdeo, is calling on the Guyana government to make public, the findings of all the audits being conducted into the former administration. Jagdeo is also warning, that former government ministers who are implicated ...
Read More »Jamaica PM Names February 25 As General Election Day
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – On Sunday, Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, named February 25 as the date for general elections in Jamaica. Addressing a mass meeting of supporters of the governing People’s National Party (PNP), Simpson-Miller said, Nomination Day will ...
Read More »Stamp Honours Black Canadian Unit In First World War
Battalion’s men volunteered and served in face of prejudice OTTAWA, Ontario – With their country going to war in 1914, Black Canadians stepped forward to join the fight but many were turned away because of racial prejudice. By persevering, they ...
Read More »Simone Atungo: Interim TCH Vice-President Positively Impacting Lives
Photo above is of Simone Atungo relaxing in her spacious office. Photo by Lincoln Depradine. By Lincoln Depradine PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario — In July 2014, Simone Atungo left a very secured job at Mount Sinai Hospital, where she ...
Read More »Should Blacks Boycott The Oscars; Or Themselves?
By Sandy Daley PRIDE Columnist Alan Rickman, the amazing character actor who passed away on January 14, once said, “Actors are agents of change. A film, a piece of theater, a piece of music or a book, can make a ...
Read More »Easy and Delicious Meat Patties Recipe
These patties with a delicious, spicy meat filling are easy to make – the whole family will love them! Courtesy of News Canada.
Read More »Top 10 Flu Survival Tips
(NC) It’s that time of year again when Canadians collectively brace themselves for the inevitable spread of the flu virus. However, all is not bleak as there are steps one can take to help prevent and cope with the onslaught ...
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