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    Esi Edugyan, Robyn Maynard, Syrus Marcus Ware and Ian Williams (Photographs by Adrian Lam; Wade Hudson and Ariella Ilona)

    ‘We have nothing to lose but our chains’: Desmond Cole’s conversation with four Black Canadians

    Esi Edugyan, Robyn Maynard, Syrus Marcus Ware and Ian Williams speak with Desmond Cole about protesting anti-Black racism in Canada and what this moment signifies

    Esi Edugyan, Robyn Maynard, Syrus Marcus Ware and Ian Williams join Desmond Cole on Maclean’s Live

    The extraordinary group of writers and commentators and artists sat down with guest host Desmond Cole for a conversation about systemic racism and the Black Lives Matter movement. Watch the full replay now.

    Protests across the U.S. began in May and continued into June: a protester in Los Angeles on May 27 (Jason Armond /Los Angeles Times/Getty Images)

    The cameras on your phones make Black people invisible

    Ian Williams: ‘Dear cell phone companies,’ There are software issues with your phones that I won’t get into. My date and time function is frozen in the 18th century.

    Cyclists ride on an empty street near the waterfront in downtown Vancouver, on Mar. 29, 2020. (Darryl Dyck/CP)

    Boon or Doom: Two coronavirus scenarios

    Ian Williams: Should we wish that the world would shut down every year? How could it happen again? And what would we do with all our time?