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Jan 15, 2025 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Honouring Egbert Gaye |Desirée Zagbai
Nubian Néné, a dancer, choreographer, and multidisciplinary artist, is launching an interdisciplinary performance from Jan. 15, 2025, until Jan. 18. The performance is called Traceable and is a mix of visual arts, film, poetry, street and club dance styles such as Waacking, House, and Hip Hop. Nubian Néné emphasizes the importance of finding one’s true identity and caring about mental health and sisterhood. Nubian Néné grew up in Montreal and moved to New York in 2009.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai
The Afro-urban dance school Uplift514 in Montreal is hosting a Christmas fundraiser on Dec. 14, 2024, in collaboration with Centre d’Éducation des Adultes (CÉDA). They will collect funds to support families in the Little Burgundy neighbourhood. Abee Jean-Pierre is a dancer at L’Académie de Danse de Montréal. She feels thrilled to participate in the event. “I feel that I was born to dance,” Pierre said.
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Dec 22, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai
On Dec. 3, 2024, the healthcare company Novartis Canada announced that the non-profit organization Black Physicians of Canada (BPC) won $240,000 for its health equity initiative. BPC will use the funds to improve health equity for Black communities in Canada. BPC aims to build a community of Black physicians and physicians in training. Its goal is to empower these positions through mentorship and advice on advocacy, support, representation and more.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Honouring Egbert Gaye |Desirée Zagbai
Trent Out Loud began his podcast journey after YouTube first came out. He put his two books, How Sneakers Saved My Life and How Sneakers Ruined My Life, on the platform without success. A few years ago, he tried podcasting again, and now he has a hit radio show on CFQR 600AM. Trent described his journey to success as long, ruling, and exhausting, but he said the process should be that way. “Like Kobe Bryant said, it’s not the destination. It’s always about the journey,” Trent said.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Honouring Egbert Gaye |Desirée Zagbai
Quebec Board of Black Educators (QBBE) is a non-profit education and research institution that raises awareness about educational bias and helps communities of colour excel in school. Ciara Huggins, a former student at QBBE, sharpened her math skills and advanced her studies after receiving help from the institution. Huggins was having difficulties in her secondary three math class. Her healthcare worker recommended QBBE to her.
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Oct 10, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai |Jessica Gauthier |Olin Williams |Melanie Scott
By Desirée ZagbaiLydie Dubuisson lived next to Black Theatre Workshop (BTW) for three years without knowing it existed. After meeting an artist from BTW she worked her way into success and will make her directorial debut at the theatre with the play Taking Care of Maman. Taking Care of Maman is about Eli (played by Seeara Lindsay) and her mother (played by Alexandra Laferrière), who struggle with depression during COVID-19.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai |Jessica Gauthier |Olin Williams |Melanie Scott
By Desirée ZagbaiEating disorders within the Black community in Canada have been bubbling under for decades. Spoken about in hushed tones, it has been found that factors such as trauma, mistrust in health care, and stereotypes have contributed to the ongoing cycle. According to the National Eating Disorder Information Centre (NEDIC), the lack of representation and research has left many Black people uncertain about how to get help or unsafe on how to acknowledge their eating difficulties.
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Sep 30, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai |Jessica Gauthier |Olin Williams |Melanie Scott
By Desirée ZagbaiAtora Romain, owner of the hair salon Hairstyles Unrivaled, started her career as a hairstylist at eight years old. As a 14-year-old, she began braiding with a pen during lunchtime at school, and since then, she has evolved.Romain has owned her hair salon for eleven years. She became inspired to start her own business when she realized she did not want to conform to the nine-to-five lifestyle.
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May 29, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai |Emar Mitchell
By Desirée ZagbaiDe’Nae Cassidy Reid, 14, feels excited whenever she arrives at the basketball court. She is able to play a sport she likes and does well academically because of the Red Rush Basketball program. “No matter where you come from, your background, your financial situation, or anything else, there’s always a way to work it out here, and there’s always a way to help you follow your dream that you want,” Reid said.
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May 29, 2024 | 
mtlcommunitycontact.com | Desirée Zagbai
By Desirée ZagbaiIt is a gloomy Tuesday evening, and the sound of laughter is echoing throughout the basketball court. The players at St. Raymond Community Centre are excitedly warming up for their weekly basketball practice. The St. Raymond Community Centre is part of the youth organization Comité Jeunesse in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. The center offers activities for the youth, such as basketball, badminton, volleyball, and soccer. It also holds workshops such as cooking and team leadership.
