The death of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva, shot at the hands of police in Montreal North, inspired Fredy, a documentary play by Annabel Soutar about the…
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“A Blow to the City”: Toronto’s Black Police Deputy Resigns
In this week’s round-up of what’s been making headlines in Canada’s ethnic media: celebrated deputy chief of the Toronto Police Service quits the force, mainstream…
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Carding Ban Clouded By Doubt
It could be resistance or defiance of civilian oversight bodies, or just plain stubbornness. Either way, police organizations have been slow to change their culture…
View More Carding Ban Clouded By DoubtIncreased Concern Over Policing Immigrants
An expert in policing suggests that more training is required to support law enforcement officers intervening in immigrant-related situations, following renewed interest in the death…
View More Increased Concern Over Policing ImmigrantsCanada Gives Millions to Check Security Threats
Canada has announced an additional P128 million (C$3>58 million) of security assistance to the Philippines to further support the Bangsamoro peace process and address regional…
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PULSE: The Caribbean – What You Didn’t Read in the Mainstream
While Caribbean, black and ethnic media as a whole may never be mainstream, they offer a fundamental contribution to racial discussions in Canada by bringing…
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Ferguson Riots: “We Should Confront our Stereotypes About Race”
For better or worse, much of our Canadian media, culture and society can be understood as a response to the media, culture and society of…
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Blinded by “Merit”
Few people would disagree that Blacks and other non-whites are treated differently than whites by the criminal justice system. All the statistical data show that…
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Obama remarks bring racial profiling to the fore
U.S. President Barack Obama remarked unexpectedly on the Trayvon Martin case during a recent White House press briefing. His statement was eloquent, empathetic and thoughtful, and was…
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