White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Through work to bring materials from Women’s Studies into the rest of the curriculum, I have often noticed men’s unwillingness to grant that they...
A Conversation with Black Fathers
A group of friends and fathers get together to talk about race, language, and education in Toronto.
Pickering, Ont., student’s yearbook tribute to grandma changed to racist message,...
A Pickering, Ont., high school has asked all students to return their yearbooks after a Black student's tribute was replaced with what the principal...
COVID vaccine priorities ignore people with disabilities, experts say
Experts describe vaccine priority by age group as "simplistic" and evidence that systemic discrimination against people with disabilities exists in Canada.
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S2 E2: How Race Was Made
For much of human history, people viewed themselves as members of tribes or nations but had no notion of “race.” Today, science deems race...
What’s in a word? How to confront 150 years of racial...
Last fall, a group of 34 university professors wrote a letter in support of the use of the n-word in classrooms. Every single one...
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Thunder Bay hospital asks patients if they wish to self-identify in...
The Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) has started asking patients whether they want to self-identify as Indigenous.
A news release issued Wednesday,...
What’s in a word? How to confront 150 years of racial...
Last fall, a group of 34 university professors wrote a letter in support of the use of the n-word in classrooms. Every single one...
What can be done to fight systematic anti-Black racism in corporations?
From representation on corporate boards, to learning from responses to COVID-19, how businesses can address systemic racism in the workplace.
Past Stories
How a Shared Goal to Dismantle White Supremacy Is Fueling Black-Asian...
Nikki Ogunnaike had participated in Running to Protest’s rallies before, but never with her friend of more than 10 years, Lisa Lu. But on...
What’s in a word? How to confront 150 years of racial...
Last fall, a group of 34 university professors wrote a letter in support of the use of the n-word in classrooms. Every single one...
John A. Macdonald should not be forgotten, nor celebrated
The recent decision by the City of Victoria to remove a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald from in front of city hall has...
White People, Are You Done “Listening & Learning” Yet?
Like open-concept workspaces and infinitely stocked snack bars, the latest trend in corporate culture is fixing racism through town halls and open dialogue. It’s...
Two Canadas: my story of generosity and systemic racism
Honorable Ahmed Hussen entered Canada as a child refugee and today is Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship. He shares his experience of Canada...
Crazy Hair Day
Last month on Twitter, a Tweet about “Crazy Hair Day” sparked interesting conversations around words, hair, and spirit. A long-standing practice in schools has...
