By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist In Canada, the first week in May is designated as Mental Illness Awareness Week, and one day of that is devoted to schizophrenia awareness. From the standpoint of a qualified mental health professional and a ...
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By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist Here we are, nearing Mother’s day, and already fear of a strange nature is invading my cranium. No it’s not attributable to commercialism, the over-played expectation of cards, or meals out and chocolates. Mother’s Day ...
Read More »Senator Don Meredith’s “Conduct Not Deserving Of Such Malicious And Unprecedented Punishment”, Says FEVA TV CEO
Editor: The Canadian Senate is about to expel the only Black man in the “Red Chamber”, Senator Don Meredith, over an allegation that he had a sexual affair with a legal-aged teenager. While one does not condone any illegal act, ...
Read More »Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Focusing On The Voiceless
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist Sexual Awareness Month has been celebrated in Canada in the month of May since 1988, and throughout the entire 31 days, there is a heightened focus on sexual violence. Community organizations, agencies and individuals make ...
Read More »Re-Evaluating Our Digital Relationships: It’s Time To Detox
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist I recently attended a play at a well-known theatre and, having arrived and waiting to be joined by a friend, I unobtrusively made my way to find a seat in the lobby. No one noticed ...
Read More »Is Peace Possible Between Blacks And Police In Montreal?
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist The longstanding problem of racial uneasiness, between law enforcement and Blacks in Montreal, has been underscored, in recent months, by continued publicized racial profiling at the hands of representatives of the City of Montreal Police ...
Read More »Leadership And Accountability And Canada’s Black Community
By Yvonne Sam PRIDE Columnist The province has set the pace; can everyone enter the race? Last month, Michael Coteau, Ontario’s Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism and Minister of Children and Youth Services, announced the provincial government’s three-year Anti-Racism Strategic Plan, ...
Read More »Spousal Abuse And The Workplace: The Unhappy Marriage Between The Victim And Unemployment
By Mark Brown PRIDE Columnist “[The abuser] would phone my workplace to see what time I had left, and phoned when I arrived to make sure I was actually going to work,” said one participant of a ground-breaking report on ...
Read More »View From Inside: Enlightening Through Addressing Educational Issues
By Dr. Leon A.Barrett PRIDE Columnist I would like to thank Michael L. Van Cooten, Publisher and Editor, for the opportunity to be a regular columnist for his newspaper. He has given me the options to write on issues in ...
Read More »The Robots Are Coming And Your Job Might Be At Risk
By Martin Khor IPS Guest Writer PENANG, Malaysia March 15, 2017 (IPS) — Last year Uber started testing driver-less cars, with humans inside to make corrections in case something goes wrong. If the tests go well, Uber will presumably replace ...
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