Flo’s Seniors: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
(WEAAD) – June 15, was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD…
Half of Canadians fooled by Covid-19 conspiracy theories: study
AFP 6 © Cole BURSTON A light-up heart is seen in downtown Toronto on April 29, 2020 in support of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic Nearly half of Canadians subscribe…
Ontario to collect race-based data
Ontario To Start Collecting Race-Based Data From COVID-19 Patients By Avah Taylor May 21, 2020 After months of pressure from Black community advocates and health experts, Ontario announced it will…
Johnson is Princeton’s first Black valedictorian
Montrealer is first black valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history T’Cha Dunlevy Montrealer Nicholas Johnson is the first black student to be named valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history. The operations research…
UK: Black African deaths three times higher than white Britons – study
Coronavirus: By Rianna Croxford Community affairs correspondent, BBC News 1 May 2020 Coronavirus patients from black African backgrounds in England and Wales are dying at more than triple the rate…
In memory of Desmond Doran
DORAN, Desmond E. E. January 3, 1936 – May 18, 2020 On May 18, 2020, in the morning, Desmond Emerson Edward Doran passed away peacefully at the General Hospital in…
Dawson: Anti-Racism in Hockey
Bridging The Gap: A Policy Paper on Anti-Racism in Canadian Hockey by Bob Dawson OTTAWA, Ontario -May 19, 2020 – Racism has no place in hockey, just as it has…
Chinwuba: Stay with me
Book review by Ifeoma Chinwuba Title: Stay with me Author: Ayobami Adebayo Publisher: Vintage, N.Y. 2017 Nowadays, couples who remain childless are either ignorant of the possibilities out there, or…
Antoine Omboli
Tribute to My Beloved Father, Antoine OMBOLI: Our Model for Authentic Family, Friendship and Fellowship Mister Antoine OMBOLI would have been 110 years old in 2020 since he was born…
Megan Whitfield, Union leader
May 25, 2020 MEGAN WHITFIELD 1968-2020 MAY 25, 2020 Socialist Action is shocked and saddened by the news that Sister Megan Whitfield passed away on May 24 at 52 years…