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Statement on behalf of the Board of the Directors of the Urban Alliance on Race Relations regarding the racially motivated incident at Sutton District High School in the York Region District School Board The Urban Alliance on Race Relations is ...

By Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka and Babatunde Osotimehin Guest Writers UNITED NATIONS, New York (IPS) – Today more than 200 schoolgirls will wake up to another day in an unthinkable nightmare. Three weeks ago, they were seized in the night by armed men ...

By Rupert Johnson I am not opposed to taxation per se. It is indispensable to the proper functioning of any government. How else would a government be able to fulfil its obligations to its citizens? How else would it be ...

When LaDonna Adrian Gaines, also known by her stage name, Donna Summer, passed away on May 17th, 2012, she left behind a legacy that we are all able to appreciate. The singer and songwriter, who rose to fame during the ...

By Dwain Wellington Rattray Pride Contributing Editor The degradation of our society is evidenced in the manner we treat incidents of sexual harassment and sexual assaults. In speaking with a friend yesterday, she mentioned that a Facebook ‘friend’ (and I ...

By Rupert Johnson After following the perennial racial discussions in the Caribbean and North America, for example, I have come to the conclusion that many people of African ancestry are somewhat ashamed of the natural pigmentation of their skin. There ...

By Renwick Rose Pride Guest Writer I remain unapologetic in my support for, and advocacy on, the issue of reparations for the victims of genocide of the indigenous people of the Caribbean and the inhuman trade in African people. It ...

By Rupert Johnson It was Polonius, in Shakespeare’s Hamlet, who said: “Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice.” In other words, be a good listener not a chatterbox. It may be said that communication is made up of ...

The following article was written by York University’s Glendon College political science Professor, Radhakrishnan Persaud, highlighting some of his experiences in South Africa attending the viewing and funeral of that country’s former president, Nelson Mandela. The news of former South ...

Dr. Peter Sealy Pride Guest Columnist There is a problem occurring amongst African Canadians in the workplace that can lead to mental illness. We don’t acknowledge each other’s pain, rather there is the “one upping” behaviour. In other words don’t ...