Articles, reports and news about the Black Lives Matter movement
Hintonburg residents remember Abdirahman Abdi
Sunday, October 16, 2016 Hintonburg residents gathered in Somerset Square on Sunday to remember Abdirahman Abdi. The Somali-Canadian man died three months ago after an altercation with Ottawa Police on…
Melenna Awaju: #BlackLivesMatter: Why the Controversy?
#BlackLivesMatter: Why the Controversy? It’s a shame that the U.S. Government’s FBI failed to document all killings of citizens and non-citizens by the hands of the police…
Sulaimon Giwa: Policing, anti-Black racism, and the politics of White victimhood
by Sulaimon Giwa In the aftermath of Abdirahman Abdi’s death at the hands of White members of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), a new narrative is beginning to emerge in…
“Justice for Abdirahman” coalition calls for significant changes in police practices
Photo source: www.justiceforabulrahman.ca August 4, 2016 In the wake of the much publicized death of Abdirahman Abdi following an encounter with the police on 25 July, a newly formed…
Kika Otiono: This Needs to End: The Endless, Emotional Toll of Discrimination
by Kika Otiono Within my heart, a hurricane emerges. It is violent—it crashes against my ribs, steals my breath, and floods my lungs in its rage. I am helpless to…
Annette Ejiofor: Words on the movement of my life
words on the movement of my life by Annette Ejiofor, Associate Editorblack lives matter is the movement for my life.though i walk, bruised, brutalized, an attempt to be blind,…
David Oladejo: Why you should do your research or shut-up before attacking #BLM
by David Oladejo There is absolutely nothing wrong with being uneducated about a certain subject. In our everyday lives, information is being passed around the world at a spectacular rate…
Rudi Nkem: We are Innocent
We are Innocent by Rudi Nkem How – a simple word but in its own way can be so complex. It can be asked in several different ways and…
Kaneesha Amethsyte: The Ending of Police Brutality
The Ending of Police Brutality by Kaneesha Amethsyte It has been difficult for this generation of young Black Americans and Canadians to witness firsthand the historical context of police brutality…
Titilope Sonuga: Trigger warning
Trigger Warning by Titilope Sonuga Across the World black bodies genuflect on sidewalks to a God that is all brimstone and fire Their chorus a hallelujah of bullets…