Obituary: John Lewis: Civil rights icon
18 July 2020 John Lewis: Civil rights icon and congressman dies aged 80 Rep John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement and later US congressman, has died at…
African Freedom School launched
‘We want to guide our young people’: African Nova Scotian Freedom School to launch in August Noushin Ziafati Jul 07 The first of its kind in the province, a group of…
Racist poster at National Defence
DND launches investigation over racist workplace poster Supervisor who put up flyer with racial slur in 2016 suspended last week, CBC News has learned Amanda Pfeffer · CBC News · Jul 06, 2020…
I am Inuk and Black
Comprehending my identity as an Inuk Jamaican woman ‘It’s time I understand what it means to be Black and understand my father’s family’ by Miali-Elise Coley-Sudlovenick Contributed by Miali-Elise Coley-Sudlovenick…
Racism in Waterloo
Waterloo Region’s history of anti-Black racism has come to light By Victoria Rodney Wed., July 8, 2020 In many ways, Waterloo Region is ahead of the curve with respect to its…
Yusra Osman appointed Anti-Racism Specialist
Yusra Osman: Leading the way for Anti-Racism in Ottawa In November 2019, Council committed to the development of an Anti-Racism Secretariat, to ensure the City’s continued commitment to confronting and addressing…
Remembering Abdirahman’s 4th anniversary
Four years after Abdi’s death, group makes another call for police reform Aedan Helmer July 24, 2020 Now four years since the violent death of Abdirahman Abdi, a coalition of…
Cal Lawrence: Anger and the Black Lives Movement
by Calvin Lawrence I have empathy for the Black Lives Matter(BLM) movement. The movement comes from frustration, anger, and being abused as Black people. The defining emotion of all Black People…
Jayde Williams-Priddie: École secondaire Mont-Bleu
Jayde Williams-Priddie Born in 2003 in London, England of Vincentian and Barbadian Heritage, Jayde emigrated to Canada at 18 months and is part of the Class of 2020 from École…
Tabitha Sabiiti: Creating a just world
Together We Can Create a Fair and Just World Where All of Us Can Live Happily By TABITHA KENTARO SABIITI I sit and watch my two kids deeply engrossed in…