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Bylaw officer fired for assaulting Black man
Bylaw officer fired for striking man in Michele Park incident A review concluded with “no dispute” that the bylaw officer “struck the member of the public,” a memo to the…
Lawyers offer free legal advice
Montreal lawyers offer free advice to victims of racism and exclusion by Paul Cherry • Montreal Gazette Jul 04, 2020 Share As usual, people showed up at retired boxer Ali Nestor’s…
Plaques set up of Canadian slave owners
Person who erected them has chosen to stay anonymous Ania Bessonov · CBC News · Posted: Aug 23, 2020 1872 comments Temporary plaques exposing the history of the families behind some of Toronto’s street…
Carleton cancels Police internships
Faculty cancels internships with Ottawa police, RCMP, Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre Stu Mills · CBC News ·Aug 12, 2020 Professor Jeffrey Monaghan, with the university’s Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice,…
Healing project for Black community
Winnipeg project offers healing touch for Black community By: Julia-Simone Rutgers Black Winnipeggers who are looking for community support will once again have a place to share and learn with one…
Former Mountie sues RCMP for racism
Former Manitoba Mountie suing RCMP for systemic racism, discrimination Brett Forester Jul 14, 2020 Marge Hudson launched a proposed systemic racism class-action on July 7 Former Mountie Marge Hudson seen…
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…
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…