Black Lives Matter
Black and Asian solidarity against racism is powerful. But it is not the solution.
Alicia Lue: ‘Reliving and assuming each other’s traumas will not dismantle white supremacy. The onus falls squarely at the feet of our shared oppressors.’
How Wes Hall is attacking racist systems, starting at the top
The Torontonian—who grew up in a tin shack in Jamaica and went on to establish a top shareholder advisory firm—launched the BlackNorth Initiative to nudge social change starting in Canada’s boardrooms
‘I feel ineffably sad… it’s so clear how much they hate Black people’
BLM-Canada co-founder Sandy Hudson on the riots at the U.S. Capitol and how anti-Black hatred has been permitted to grow in political strength without consequence
‘Courage and truth’: What Sandy Hudson and Ravyn Wngz hope to see in 2021
The Black Lives Matter activists have a discussion on what needs to happen next after a devastating but also inspiring year
Why the ideal of meritocracy only deepens inequality
Harvard professor Michael Sandel argues the Western world has ‘outsourced our moral judgment to markets’ and wrongly assumed that ‘the money people make is the measure of their contribution to the common good’
What we’re seeing in 2020 is Idle No More 2.0
Pam Palmater: A much larger and more powerful movement than the last, led by Black and Indigenous peoples and supported by millions of Canadians
How the nuclear family structure was forced upon present-day Black families
Andray Domise: This structure not only eroded the modes that Africans had long thrived on and carried out in their tradition, it drove the production of social and environmental ruin
Is the NHL’s ice age of racial non-progress finally ending?
Image of the Week: Matt Dumba’s anthem-kneel kicked off the playoffs—and an uncharacteristic flurry of self-examination
‘As a queer, trans and Afro-Indigenous woman, I believed that I could never be a representative of Black liberation’
Ravyn Wngz: On July 18, Black Lives Matter Toronto held an art demonstration that involved painting and stencilling three racist statues in pink. To me, the colour pink represents life—vibrant, bold and free.
What Americans tend to get wrong about racism in Canada
Matthew Amha: NBA star Draymond Green’s ill-informed comments about Black Lives Matter in Canada have inspired a broader debate about the Black-Canadian freedom struggle
How armed police officers on campus have become a ubiquitous part of American college life
Angela Wright: Over 100 American universities have contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense. This has allowed universities to procure grenade launchers, armoured vehicles and military assault rifles like the M-16.
Hal Johnson: ‘Yes, there is systemic racism in Canada’
For my entire life I’ve had to conform to society in order to succeed. I’ve become a chameleon. Change will happen when the people in power are no longer afraid to put people of colour in key decision-making roles.