Negative expressions using the word ‘black’ reinforces the hurtful and harmful ideas put forward by stereotypes, writes columnist Marcus Medford.
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Canadian Media Incapable of Covering Race
The last time anybody studied the demographics of Canadian newsrooms was in 2004. It showed that only 3.4 per cent of reporters were non-white, writes the author of the study, editor and academic John Miller
View More Canadian Media Incapable of Covering RaceWhy Quebec—and Canada—Needs More Black Voices in Media
Blacks make up Montreal’s largest visible minority. According to the 2011 census, 147,100 live in the city. Why, then, are there so few in our…
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End Carding: Time for Police Chief to Get on Board
A huge wave, represented by about 50 high-profile Canadians, rocked Mayor John Tory’s proverbial boat this week. The “wave” consisted of a former chief justice…
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Ending Police Carding Is Just Step One
“I’m afraid for my son to grow up.” The words come via a 23-year-old woman, who sits with her six-month-old son in her arms. These…
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A Black Chief of Police for Toronto
The largest municipal police service in Canada has a new chief. A first for the City of Toronto, Mark Saunders is of African descent –…
View More A Black Chief of Police for TorontoCrafting Your Professional Identity When You Are “The Other”
Faiza Hassan, a trainee lawyer in Ottawa, reflects on the importance of professionalism for young professionals from Black and Muslim backgrounds navigating workspaces where there…
View More Crafting Your Professional Identity When You Are “The Other”Ontario’s Teaching Diversity Gap
This year is the 60th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Brown v. Board of Education, that desegregated American public schools. To mark this…
View More Ontario’s Teaching Diversity GapToronto’s Black Community Demands Change from New Mayor
It is vain to talk about a community without understanding the issues of the community. Benn Adeoba, a candidate for Toronto city councillor in Ward…
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LOOKING IN: Proposing their way out of Ghana
“Sssstttt.” I looked back. Unlike in Canada, a forceful push of breath through open lips and locked teeth is socially acceptable in Ghana. The intended…
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