By Carlton Joseph January 2020 may be recorded as one of the most critical months in the United States (US) history. The Senate started the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump; it ratified the Canada, Mexico and US Trade Agreement; and it is reviewing the Phase One US-China Trade Agreement. Critical because it sets the […]
When Carter G. Woodson, the African American historian, came up with the idea of “Negro History Week” in 1926, he was, no doubt, hoping for a national movement, particularly among Black Americans, to celebrate who they are. It was a recognition that Black people were being ignored by not just history books, but in all […]
On the occasion of Martin Luther King’s birthday The speech that Americans don’t want to hear Most Americans remember Martin Luther King Jr. for his dream of what this country could be — a nation where his children would “not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their […]
Last year the Canadian Government issued new guidelines with respect to spouses in abusive relationships. The guidelines are applicable to those who haven’t yet obtained permanent residence in Canada and whose status is dependent on their abusive partner or spouse. Such persons may apply for permanent residence from within Canada under humanitarian and compassionate grounds. […]
By Mohamed Hamaludin A beautiful American actress falls in love with a British prince and he with her. They marry and she becomes a duchess. They have a son and live happily ever after. NOT……. That is how the story is supposed to end but this is not the typical fairy tale couple. Meghan Markle […]
First Published 2 years ago. Painting went viral recently Following Donald Trump’s recent alleged comments asking, “Why do we want people from Haiti here?” Haitian-American artist Watson Mere explains: “First of all, Haiti is an extremely beautiful country with some of the most beautiful, most creative, most vibrant people in the world that you’ll ever […]
By Carlton Joseph Towards the end of last year, China’s growing economic influence in the Caribbean and Africa became a hot topic of discussion. Many people in the Caribbean expressed deep concern that the contracts that their governments were signing with China did not benefit their countries, the debt created could not be repaid and […]
Since the system was implemented, the few emergency alerts that have screamed from our cellphones, usually in the still of the night, have been mostly about missing children. The news often evokes feelings of sadness and the hope that the child is found unharmed. So far it’s always had a happy ending. But last Sunday […]
Editorial We must live up to the ideals of Human Rights Day December 10th of every year, since 1948, has been declared by the United Nation Nations as the International Human Rights Day. It commemorates the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) by the UN General Assembly. Seventy-one years later much of […]
A Toronto-based foundation has released a report on the status of the working poor in Canada, focusing on a couple of the major cities, especially Toronto. It should come as no surprise that they found that the working poor is concentrated heavily among racialized communities; and that Black people are among the highest in that […]
