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Quebec Director - Canadian Association of Black Journalists Grant Writing Officer - Que. Community Newspaper Association Host, CityLife - MAtv Outaouais

Gatineau, Québec
Joined November 2012
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@NBCNews
NBC News
2 years
Whether prostate cancer is more common in Black men than other groups remains an open question, a urologist at the Mayo Clinic says. But it is sometimes more aggressive in Black men, he adds.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin called the diagnosis a "gut punch."
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@HenMazzig
Hen Mazzig
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Erick Peretz, 58, and his 16-year-old daughter, Ruth, were murdered by Hamas while attending the Supernova music festival on October 7. Erick had taken Ruth, who was born with cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy, and used a wheelchair, to the festival because of her love of
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@Septmbr
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BLACK PEOPLE: I'm illustrating some of us for #BlackHistoryMonth for free! Drop a selfie, RT this & I'll draw some of y'all. #BHM
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NBC News
2 years
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges has been getting your letters for most of her life. In her new book, "Dear Ruby: Hear Our Hearts," she writes back.
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The civil rights activist, now 69, looks back on what her 6-year-old self accomplished and had to endure.
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@MagicJohnson
Earvin Magic Johnson
2 years
I just had one of my best speaking engagements ever with Edward Jones centered around the importance of DEI in St. Louis! The auditorium was packed with 600 people, and another 8,000 live-streamed to watch 👏🏾 I enjoyed weighing in on the significance of prioritizing DEI work and
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@Joe__Bassey
Typical African
2 years
Melanesia, literally, the "dark islands" is the most culturally diverse of the three Pacific island regions. Individuals run the spectrum of body type and skin color, while social organization can be simple to chiefly hierarchies. Perhaps the most intriguing aspect about
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@JustinTrudeau
Justin Trudeau
2 years
Black history is Canadian history. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we’re honouring the achievements of Black Canadians, both past and present. We’re celebrating Black culture and heritage. And we’re recommitting to building a more diverse and welcoming country.
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Today marks the beginning of Black History Month. This month, we honour the achievements of Black Canadians, past and present, celebrate Black culture, and reaffirm our commitment to building a more...
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@AfricanArchives
AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY
2 years
On this day in 1865, the 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution was passed, abolishing slavery. How Slavery continued after the 13th amendment ‘abolished slavery’ A THREAD!
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@JustinTrudeau
Justin Trudeau
2 years
It isn’t always easy for Black men to talk openly about mental health. But organizations like Generation Chosen and community hubs like Onyx Barbers are changing that. Today, we sat down to speak about the change that’s happening – and about how, together, we can end the stigma.
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@AfricanArchives
AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY
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On this day in 1960, four black college students staged a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC. They sparked a national movement across the country. Instructions were simple: sit quietly and wait to be served. #BlackHistoryMonth
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@AuschwitzMuseum
Auschwitz Memorial
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27 March 1937 | An Italian Jewish girl, Sara Gesess, was born in Padua. She was deported to #Auschwitz in August 1944, she was murdered in the gas chamber.
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@UN
United Nations
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“Today and every day, let us stand united against racism and together build a world in which everyone, everywhere can live lives of liberty, dignity, and human rights.” – @antonioguterres on Saturday's #RememberSlavery Day. https://t.co/vwIYxWs4hr
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@LakotaMan1
Lakota Man
3 years
A charter school in North Carolina is requiring Native boys to cut their hair. Should Native American boys be allowed to wear their hair long at school?
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@AuschwitzMuseum
Auschwitz Memorial
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25 March 1932 | A French Jewish girl, Ida Grynszpan, was born in Paris. She arrived at #Auschwitz on 20 August 1942 in a transport of 997 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 897 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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@dijoni
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The KKK was about to brutalized a teenager. And it looks like these white folks have no problem with it. Thankful Brother stepped in and put a stop to that. Things will get worse. The white supremacists are not playing. And we better get prepare.
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@DrAnnLopez
Educator
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Do not forget that the apartheid state of South Africa was created to legally give white supremacy power over everyone else. This is what is happening in 2023 through these "anti-woke" laws banning books, inciting violence, removing Black history, taking away rights & more
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@GullahSc
GullahMuseumSC
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Just passed the site of the Combahee Ferry Raid on our way to Savannah. On June 2, 1863, Harriet Tubman became the first woman to lead a major military operation in the U.S. when she and 150 Black Union soldiers rescued more than 700 enslaved Gullah Geechee during the Civil War.
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@LakotaMan1
Lakota Man
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They had to portray Natives as “godless savages.” Because when you dehumanize an entire race of people — it makes it much more easier to genocide them. Native history IS U.S history. Teach it. All of it. To hopefully — prevent its repetition.
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