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Black Canadian athletes shine at Tokyo Olympics
by Donielle Roman History of Black Canadians at the Olympic games John “Army” Howard was the first Black Canadian to participate in the Olympics in the 1912 Stockholm Games. Although...
Bob Dawson: Leading for change in NHL
Leading for Change: The NHLCA and The BIPOC Coaches Program by Bob Dawson November 10, 2020 – When the NHL was formed in 1917, the face of the League was...
Alphonso Davies wins Euro soccer championship
Teenage soccer star will soon lead Canada into World Cup qualifying Jesse Campigotto · CBC Sports · Aug 24, 2020 Alphonso Davies made Canadian soccer history Canada’s breakout soccer star, 19-year-old Alphonso Davies,...
Racism in Canadian sports
r Canadian athletes detail experiences with racism in sports Myles Dichter · CBC Sports · Fear of violent racism has followed Brandon McBride throughout his life. Similar to Ahmaud Arbery, the 26-year-old runner...
Willie O’Ree on racism in sports
O’Ree, NHL’s first black player, says more to be done to fight racism in sports Lisa Wallace / The Canadian Press FEBRUARY 3, 2020 June Girvan, president of Black History Ottawa, shakes...
Racism in Hockey
Racism in Hockey: A Cause for Concern and Action by Bob Dawson, OTTAWA, Ontario – August 3, 2019 – Hockey by all accounts is perhaps the least diverse in terms of...
Toronto Raptors’ African connection
REUTERS/KYLE TERADA-USA TODAY SPORTS Masai Ujiri, the brains behind the Toronto Raptors. How Africa played a starring role in Toronto Raptors’ historic NBA championship win By Yomi Kazeem...
Dawson: Coloured Hockey and Stanley Cup
Against All Odds: The Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes and The Stanley Cup The Original Stanley Cup (Courtesy of Citizendium) by Bob Dawson, ...
Did Africa win the World Cup of soccer?
France’s World Cup soccer players are as African as they want to be French players celebrate at the end of the final match between France and Croatia at the...
Bob Dawson: Diversity in hockey
Hockey’s Evolution Through the Lens of Diversity by Bob Dawson Contrary to popular belief, hockey wasn’t invented, but rather evolved and grew slowly in popularity over time. Hence, pinpointing...