In a significant moment of remembrance and reconciliation, French President Emmanuel Macron and Rwandan President Paul Kagame jointly inaugurated a new memorial in Paris dedicated to the victims of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. Located along the Seine River in the heart of the French capital, the memorial stands as a permanent tribute to the lives lost during one of the darkest chapters in modern history. It also represents an important milestone in the evolv

The face of Black immigration to British Columbia has changed dramatically over the decades. Earlier generations of Black settlers arrived from places such as California, Arkansas, and Texas. Today, many Black newcomers to Metro Vancouver come from nations across the African continent, bringing with them rich cultures, resilience, and aspirations for a better future. The population is growing by 37%. At the same time, many African newcomer families continue to face significan

This fall, I received a call from my alma mater - Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific, the school that changed the course of my life and opened the door to Canada when I was a teenager. From Refugee to Scholar At the time, I was living in Burundi as a political refugee. Refugee children like me had almost no access to secondary education. To change that, our parents - with the help of the Catholic Church, founded Collège Saint Albert, a school built out of necessity and