Black History Month highlights contributions made year-round

Myrna Lashley feels that Black History Month will have increased significance this year, and she attributes some of that to racist remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump, who decried immigrants from “s—hole countries” going to the U.S.
“I’m just amazed that his base doesn’t seem to be perturbed by any of this,” says Lashley, this year’s Montreal Black History Month spokesperson. “If Americans re-elect him in 2020, I think we’re all in f