Melayna Williams
Abdoul Abdi will not be deported. But how much of a win is it, really?
Opinion: The federal government’s decision to drop its efforts to deport Abdi to Somalia must be coupled with fundamental changes in Canadian policy
For women of colour, there’s a gap within the pay gap
Opinion: Filter the wage-gap numbers on the basis of race, and far greater wage discrepancies start to appear
How Canada’s child welfare system fails refugees like Abdoul Abdi
Opinion: Why government officials had a responsibility to seek Canadian citizenship for the Somali refugee
2018 will be the year of allyship
Privileged people need to start helping in a way that is neither performative nor shiny
Does Ontario’s Black Youth Action Plan do enough?
Opinion: The Ontario government’s plan to invest in Black youth is a good first step—but it still fails to untangle many of the wider systemic issues at play
Confronting Canada’s ugly record of anti-Blackness
Robyn Maynard’s new book aims to correct and downright disrupt the friendly, multicultural narrative in which Canada’s national identity relies
The tragic echoes in the cycle of Black death
As a verdict loomed in the Andrew Loku inquest, Pierre Coriolan was killed in Montreal—reminders of why Black Canadians fight for change
Why being ‘nice’ is bad for Canada
Opinion: Confronting racism means uncomfortable conversations, but it’s not nice to feel uncomfortable
Too many Canadians don’t recognize the Islamophobia in their country
Despite numerous high-profile incidents and a stream of everyday instances, some Canadians still ignore or deny anti-Muslim hate
For black women, The Handmaid’s Tale’s dystopia is real—and telling
The way people are talking about The Handmaid’s Tale—Hulu’s buzzy TV series—reveals the limits of popular feminism