The era of the ‘model minority’ ends in the face of...
Canada has underplayed the atmosphere of fear and frustration that Asian-Canadians are experiencing. There is a crisis of violence against us and a growing...
Black Voters Know Climate Justice Is Racial Justice
It’s not only been a summer season (now autumn) of a deadly pandemic, toxic politics, and social unrest, but the nation has been rocked...
Umbrellas Don’t Make it Rain: Why Studying and Working Hard Isn’t...
America prides itself on a long-standing belief that anyone can make it financially by working hard and tugging on their proverbial boot-straps. According to...
‘Model Minority’ Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians...
Trigger warning: this article contains the N-word.
A piece from New York Magazine's Andrew Sullivan over the weekend ended with an old, well-worn trope: Asian-Americans,...
Discrimination and Settler Violence Continues towards Mi’kmaq Fishermen in Nova Scotia
On October 13, 2020, a mob of non-Indigenous fishermen trapped and harassed two Mi’kmaq fishermen inside of a lobster pound in West Pubnico, Nova...
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,...
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A Conversation with Black Fathers
A group of friends and fathers get together to talk about race, language, and education in Toronto.
Racial Microaggressions Are Real. Here’s How to Navigate Them
White people find my halo of gravity-defying hair irresistible to the touch. I don’t mind as long as they ask before they cop a...
Why Black girls are targeted for punishment at school — and...
Around the world, Black girls are being pushed out of schools because of policies that target them for punishment, says author and social justice...
Past Stories
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...
The mental health impact of anti-Asian racism
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated xenophobia and bigotry toward Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Psychologists are identifying ways to address the distress caused by...
Anti-Black Racism definition and history
Anti-Black Racism is defined here as policies and practices rooted in Canadian institutions such as, education, health care, and justice that mirror and reinforce...
Blacknorth Congratulates Enbridge Ceo Al Monaco For Precedent Setting Social Goals
Today, the BlackNorth Initiative recognizes the significant public commitment from Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) CEO Al Monaco to set ambitious diversity targets...
How to curb anti-Black racism in Canadian schools
Ontario’s Minister of Education announced last summer that academic streaming would be phased out of the province’s schools in Grade 9. Streaming refers to...
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or...
