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If Not Now, Then When?

Now is the time to have honest and difficult conversations about Anti-Black racism in Canada, writes columnist Marcus Medford.

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‘Fredy’ Takes on Racism in Quebec

Elvira Truglia March 11, 2016 No Comments French Montreal Play Police Quebec Racial profiling racism Shooting shootings theatre

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…

Racial Profiling: New Ways to Address Old Issues

Danica Samuel February 19, 2016 No Comments discrimination First Nations human rights Islamophobia Newcomers Ontario Human Rights Commission Racial profiling racism Renu Mandhane

Policy makers, journalists, professors and lawyers are putting their best ideas forward to find the right solution to tackle the problem of racial profiling in…

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Carding Ban Clouded By Doubt

Patrick Hunter October 30, 2015 No Comments Bill Blair black community Black Youth carding John Tory Police Racial profiling racism Toronto Police Service

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…

Racial Profiling By Police Will Not Be Tolerated: Community Leaders

Danica Samuel June 10, 2015 No Comments black community carding John Tory Mark Saunders Racial profiling Toronto Police Services

After months of defending carding, Toronto Mayor, John Tory has made a 360, calling for a permanent ban on the practice. “It is my intention…

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End Carding: Time for Police Chief to Get on Board

Patrick Hunter June 9, 2015 No Comments Bill Blair Black Black Men Black Youth Blacks carding Charter of Rights and Freedoms John Tory Mark Saunders race Racial profiling racialized communities racism rights Toronto Toronto Police Toronto Police Chief Toronto Police Services

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

Priya Ramanujam June 8, 2015 No Comments Black Black Men Black Youth Blacks carding criminalize criminialization desmond cole John Tory racial Racial profiling racialized racism Say Word Toronto Toronto Police Toronto Police Chief Toronto Police Services

“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

Patrick Hunter April 26, 2015 No Comments AfricanCanadians Bill Blair Black black community carding Jamaican Mark Saunders Racial profiling racism Toronto Police Chief Toronto Police Services

The largest municipal police service in Canada has a new chief. A first for the City of Toronto, Mark Saunders is of African descent –…

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Obama remarks bring racial profiling to the fore

Yaa-Hemaa Obiri-Yeboah July 25, 2013 No Comments bias ethnic minorities Obama Ottawa Police Racial profiling White House

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…