In 1911, legendary ragtime composer Scott Joplin created an opera unlike anything that had come before. Treemonisha is one of the few live performance pieces about the immediate post-slavery era written by a Black person who lived through it. Joplin was never to see Treemonisha receive a full production in his lifetime, and it survives […]
Listen to the editorial now Rather than fix the present Science Centre, the Ford government is planning to build a brand-new facility on the grounds of the old Ontario Place. But building a new facility will take time and a lot of taxpayer dough. In trying to rationalize moving the Ontario Science Centre to the […]
Listen to this article now By Yves Engler Emmanuel Macron’s relatively measured stance on Taiwan should embarrass Canada’s New Democratic Party. Sinophobia in Canadian media has pushed the party to forgo objections to the threat of war and back Washington’s rhetoric in US-China tensions. In a recent visit to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron said Europe should […]
If you find yourself having to pee often, planning trips around bathroom access or getting up in the middle of the night to empty your bladder, you may have an overactive bladder (OAB). But depending on your other symptoms, it might be more than OAB. There are a dizzying number of things that can cause you to […]
In the past weeks there have been a great deal of posturing and panic over alleged Chinese meddling in our federal elections. The Canadian Parliament and our media have been stirring the pot of this rude infiltration and compromising of our democratic system. The evidence provided so far about the dirty Chinese deeds is hardly […]
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms The Charter of Rights and Freedoms, or simply the Charter, is the most visible and recognized part of Canada’s Constitution. The Charter guarantees the rights of individuals by enshrining those rights, and certain limits on them, in the highest law of the land. Since its enactment in 1982, the […]
LISTEN TO THIS ARTICLE NOW. By Carlton Joseph The Republican extreme right, and white conservative Evangelical Christians are going “down the rabbit hole” that would lead to disastrous consequences for America: Opposition to Abortion, although 61 percent believe it should be legal, opposition to gun control, although 58 percent of Americans believe that stricter […]
The Windsor Black community is feels “insulted” on hearing the news that to Sergeant Kent Rice will be the president of the Windsor Police Association (WPA). In 2015, Rice was demoted for 18 months from first class, to second-class constable in September 2015 after an excessive force incident. In 2012, surveillance video showed a Black […]
Listen to this article now By Sukhram Ramkissoon According to the Federal Court a person whom I will refer to as Ralph sought judicial review of the decision of a Senior Immigration Officer refusing his request for a reconsideration of the refusal of his Pre-Removal Risk Assessment (PRRA). The PRRA is an opportunity for people […]
The Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, has become the first Black woman as well as the first Caribbean, Dominican and British person to receive the University of California (UC) Berkeley’s prestigious Global Leadership Award in recognition of her exceptional contributions to improving the lives through innovation and technology. […]
