Tag Archives: Opinion
L’Ouverture fought against the re-enslaving of Africans
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
“I send you with this letter a declaration which will acquaint you with the unity that exists between the proprietors of San Domingo who are in France, those in t
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Juneteenth marks freedom from slavery in U.S.
By LENNOX FARRELL
The African-American author, Ralph Ellison, is best known for his novel, Invisible Man. In it, he describes, in an autobiographical manner, an invisible individual who cannot be seen
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City Hall’s failure to lead
By PATRICK HUNTER
Once again Toronto City Council has found itself in knots about what it needs to do and what it wants to do about public transit. There are some us who continue to promote Toronto as
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U.S. bounty on Assata Shakur reminiscent of old south
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
"I am a Black revolutionary woman, and because of this i have been charged with and accused of every alleged crime in which a woman was believed to have participated. T
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Re-branding ourselves in our own image and likeness
By LENNOX FARRELL
“African-Born U.S. Residents are the Most Highly Educated Group in American Society.”
A search for similar information for these students in Canada and elsewhere pro
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Spring election averted
By PATRICK HUNTER
From here, when the Hudak Tories propose their non-confidence motion on the Wynne budget, unless there is a massive “sick-out” by the NDP when the vote is called in the Legislatu
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Your child’s school grades in Black and White
By PAT WATSON
E, G, S, and N: If you are a parent with a child or children in elementary school in the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) you should know the significance of these letters in school
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Community resources and ‘Black on Black violence’
By LENNOX FARRELL
If there is one fact useful in addressing the issue of “Black on Black violence” it is that it is an issue that is multi-dimensional.
Among these dimensions is that
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Mandela fought for his people ‘in the fortress of the enemy’
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
“In a way I had never quite comprehended before, I realized the role I could play in court and the possibilities before me as a defendant. I was the symbol of justice
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The Bangladesh tragedy will be repeated
BY PATRICK HUNTER
The building collapse in Bangladesh is not the first tragedy of its kind in that part of the world and, regrettably, it will not be the last. Simply put, improving work conditions cu
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