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By Ingrid Wilson, CHRL, CMS Guest Contributor As we approach, August 1st and Emancipation Day — in the land now known as Canada – we need to understand why Emancipation Day is so important to Black peoples and their communities, ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist It has often been said that it is useless worrying about what we cannot change or control. However, I think we need to make a greater effort to change the things that are detrimental to ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The world continues to change, and as a consequence, so do our social standards and norms. Since the dawn of creation, such a change has been a normal accompaniment of both the human experience and ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Today, more than ever, there is constant concern about the anger, hate and uncertainty that now overshadows the lives of “every-day citizens”. Across the globe, there seems to be a constant undercurrent of hopelessness and ...

By Dr. Russell Wigginton Guest Contributor Every day, I walk through the courtyard of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel and look up at the wreath on the balcony outside room 306. This is the place, where ...

By Steven Kaszab Guest Contributor I treated lightly sacred things, and went my way in search of fun. Upon myself I kept no strings, and gave no heed to folly done. I gave myself up to the fight for worldly ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Fathers are the key to their children’s success in life and living. The language and personal engagement between father and child is important, as it assists in building vocabulary, confidence, self-acceptance, and encourages observation of ...

By Monika Lemke Guest Contributor With the Toronto Police Service’s release of race-based data on strip searches as part of its Race and Identity-based Data Collection Strategy, we can clearly see who it chooses to subject to strip searches. We now ...

By Steven Kaszab Guest Contributor The recent news cycle has centered upon issues of inflation, the cost of living, transportation and housing costs. Are we living far beyond our financial capabilities? Are our expectations too demanding? The true inflation levels ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Over the years, when referring to America, there are some questions that no longer form part of my repertoire of inquiries, such as: What is wrong with America? Although America has referred to itself as ...