Commentary by: Jagdeesh Mann in Vancouver, BC Over its 132-year history since incorporation as a city, Vancouver has had 39 mayors. All of them have…
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Study of Racism Should Look Within Brown Community
by George Abraham in Ottawa I must confess that I came to Brown: What Being Brown in the World Today Means (To Everyone) and Kamal…
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Poet’s Raw, Direct Verses Confront Ideas of Race
by Florence Hwang in Regina Vivek Shraya does not mince words. In even this page is white, her language is visceral, and even the form…
View More Poet’s Raw, Direct Verses Confront Ideas of RaceEngaging Newcomers: ‘We Haven’t Done Enough’
by Shan Qiao in Toronto Governments and bureaucrats need to focus less on numbers and more on starting real conversations that tackle critical problems, like…
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The Many Problems with the Term “White”
by Rubin Friedman in Ottawa and Anita Bromberg in Toronto Posters promoting a “White Student Union” appeared on campus at a number of Canadian universities…
View More The Many Problems with the Term “White”Debunking the Racialization of Disease
by Lucy Oneka in Toronto There is an ever present bias in the historical theories of racialized people being more susceptible to disease, and these…
View More Debunking the Racialization of DiseaseRace Affects How Media Cover Canadian Political Candidates
by Priya Ramanujam (@SincerelyPriya) in Scarborough, Ontario With October’s federal elections inching closer, there will be a steady stream of coverage in mainstream newspapers across…
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End Carding: Time for Police Chief to Get on Board
by Patrick Hunter (@pghntr) in Toronto A huge wave, represented by about 50 high-profile Canadians, rocked Mayor John Tory’s proverbial boat this week. The “wave”…
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The EKOS Poll: Are Canadians Getting More Racist?
by Frank Graves Canada has been singularly successful as a multicultural nation. While Europe and America have torn themselves apart over issues of immigration and…
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One Question People Should Stop Asking in the Workplace
by Vicky Tobianah (@vicktob) in Toronto It was the second day of my new job and my new co-worker turned to me and asked me…
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