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By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – Veteran politician, Trinidad-born Dr. Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre was one of three individuals to receive a luminary award from the University of the West Indies at its ...

By Allan Jones Pride Health Columnist “Mental health services are developed to cater for the dominant cultural group. Ethnic minorities do not receive equitable care.” This was a statement made by Dr. Kwame McKenzie in Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, November ...

By James Jeffrey Guest Writer ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (IPS) – Female fashion designers are drawing on Ethiopia’s rich cultural heritage and adding a modern twist to find success at home and increasingly impress abroad. In fact, fashion design is proving ...

Symposium, gallery on Africa to examine issues of representation  By Neil Armstrong Pride Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario – The Royal Ontario Museum celebrated its 100th birthday last week with an announcement of plans for four legacy projects that will transform ...

By Jon McKay Pride Columnist It’s becoming increasingly apparent that a greater number of women are now taking the reigns when it comes to home purchases. There’s a growing trend among single women – and, more precisely, professional single women ...

Physician Shares 3 Ways It Can Lie About Us Social science experts agree – much of what we “say” is never actually spoken. “Facial expressions and other body language account for more than half of our communication,” says Adam J. ...

NC – A recent Canadian Women’s Foundation study finds that two-thirds of Canadians know a woman who has experienced physical or sexual abuse. Every six days, another woman in Canada is murdered by her current or former partner. Every night, ...

Joyce Meyer, the charismatic Christian author who alleges that she was sexually assaulted by her father, once said, “God wants you to be delivered from what you have done and from what has been done to you: both are equally ...

By Dr. Virginia Nsitem Pride Health Columnist Many of my patients ask if they should use a back support or back belt when lifting heavy objects. This article will discuss the benefits of a back belt and the need for ...

By Bijoyeta Das India Correspondent NEW DELHI, India (IPS) – L. Khino, 27, vividly remembers Christmas Eve at the Indian capital’s famed Connaught Place shopping hub four years ago: the blinking lights, the buzzing crowd, the winter chill – and ...