Articles, reports and news about the Black Lives Matter movement
Police officer blinded black man
Toronto officer guilty of assault after blinding black man 27 June 2020 An off-duty Toronto police officer has been convicted of assault after blinding a black man in an attack…
Robin Browne: Defund the police
Defund the police (but give the Chief a raise) by Robin Browne As I marched through the streets of Ottawa with hundreds of others on June 20, I said to…
Sisi Akhigbe: Supporting Black Lives Matter
By Sisi Akhigbe My name is Sisi Akhigbe, I am a passionate, young black woman with a drive to see change in my community. On June 1, 2020 this drive…
Kusi-Appiah: What is systemic racism?
“Systemic racism is not about individual attitudes, it is about the system.” A. Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 2019/2020 “I don’t care about whether you have hate in your heart or how…
Ontario to collect race-based data
Ontario To Start Collecting Race-Based Data From COVID-19 Patients By Avah Taylor May 21, 2020 After months of pressure from Black community advocates and health experts, Ontario announced it will…
Jephtée Elysée: Am I indifferent to tragedy?
Have I become indifferent? That is the question that popped into my mind last night as I was trying to fall asleep. I must admit that I was surprised. I…
Father: “By law officer punched me”
Ottawa father alleges bylaw officer punched him in the face, city denies ‘any improper conduct’ during ticketing altercation by Aedan Helmer 9 April, 2020 An Ottawa father is fighting $2,010…
Corona: Africans evicted in China
Africans evicted from homes in China over virus rumours Danny Vincent BBC News, Hong Kong Early last week unfounded rumours began to emerge that African communities had become a new…
Marie Reny: Black Mental Health
Black Mental Health Day: Marie Reny speaks out about sister’s struggle Marie Remy’s sister, Fabiola Philippe, died in 2017 after long struggle with mental health and addiction CBC News · Mar 02,…
Racist “promposal” at Ottawa school
Ottawa-area school board investigates racist ‘promposal’ that refers to black people picking cotton Friday, January 31, 2020 OTTAWA — A racist ‘promposal’ in the Kemptville area has sparked a school…