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Feb 22, 2024 | 
winnipegfreepress.com | Michelle stack |Caroline Shenaz Hossein
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Feb 21, 2024 | 
theconversation.com | Michelle stack |Caroline Shenaz Hossein
It doesn’t take much to see that today’s higher education system needs a restart. Colleges and universities across Canada face varying degrees of financial crisis and interference in research by corporations and governments. At the same time, students are experiencing growing inequitable access to higher education. That’s the bad news. The good news is there are proven alternative education models, but it requires moving from the current fixation on rankings to co-operation.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
l8r.it | Ifedapo Francis Awolowo |Michelle stack |Caroline Shenaz Hossein
February 8, 2024 2878 In the UK, out of 164 university vice-chancellors, only two are Black. Professor David Mba was recently appointed as the first Black vice-chancellor at Birmingham City University. There are in the UK – out of 23,515.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis
Dr. Esmeralda Thornhill, a luminary in the academic field of Black Women’s Studies, was recently honored by Concordia University’s Simone de Beauvoir Institute for her ground-breaking work in establishing the first university-accredited course on Black Women’s Studies in Canada. The course, titled “Black Women: The Missing Pages from Canadian Women’s Studies,” was introduced in 1983 and has since become a cornerstone of Black feminist scholarship in Canada.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis
Jade King is clearly an athletic force to be reckoned with, displaying her versatility and breaking the mold in sports at John Abbott College. From the early beginnings, she’s been no stranger to athletic endeavors, with a history in swimming, dancing, and a significant stint in basketball where she honed her skills as a point guard for Lindsay Place High School. In 2019, she pivoted embracing her true passion for football.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis
Has the world reached peak globalization? Many of us can remember when the peak oil debate was raging in the 2000s. There were predictions that global oil production would fall dramatically due to an impending lack of economically viable new discoveries. At the time, it was expected that prices would soar, plunging the world into a major long-term recession.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis |Rosie Awori
Carol Benard, the visionary founder behind both the Jireh Gospel Choir and the Montreal Gospel Choir, has been orchestrating a harmonious revolution in the realm of gospel music for almost two decades. Jireh Gospel Choir creates music that combines authenticity and boldness, fun and depth, in the purest gospel tradition, from Negro spirituals to hip-hop. Their album Get Up was awarded Gospel Music Association Canada’s Gospel Album of the Year.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis |Milton Junior Primus
As the year closely comes to an end, here’s some of the most talked about topics in and around our Caribbean Community. Vincy FreshProducts have opened a location in Montreal offering great products with the best ingredients sourced from St. Vincent. Will Montreal have a Caribbean Carnival for 2024?
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis
On October 28th, West-Can Folk Performing Co. treated Montreal to a one-of-a-kind Caribbean Carnival exhibition, showcasing the rich cultural heritage and artistic expressions of the city’s Black community. The roots of this extraordinary exhibit can be traced back to a transformative project known as “Carnival Is… Mas, Movement & Music ” that started in January 2023.
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Nov 20, 2023 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Gillian Jackson |Caroline Shenaz Hossein |Allan Davis
Dr. Alwin SpenceI always felt that I had my own problem of fighting racism, prejudice and discrimination and that there was not much energy left over to fight other battles. But I feel compelled this time to speak out on this latest incident, the raising of tuition for out-of-province predominantly English speaking students, who will be attending the three English Universities in Quebec namely Bishop, Concordia, and McGill. Saturday ,Oct.
