Pressuring pop culture creators can help fight racism in America
Today, the American political and social landscape seem fractured to a greater extent than at any time in recent memory. Many wonder what can...
Umbrellas Don’t Make it Rain: Why Studying and Working Hard Isn’t...
America prides itself on a long-standing belief that anyone can make it financially by working hard and tugging on their proverbial boot-straps. According to...
How To Raise Anti-Racist Kids: Don’t Be A Racist Parent
Over the past few weeks, there is one question that I have heard over and over again.
That question is: “How do I raise anti-racist...
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or...
Pickering, Ont., student’s yearbook tribute to grandma changed to racist message,...
A Pickering, Ont., high school has asked all students to return their yearbooks after a Black student's tribute was replaced with what the principal...
What can be done to fight systematic anti-Black racism in corporations?
From representation on corporate boards, to learning from responses to COVID-19, how businesses can address systemic racism in the workplace.
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Companies aren’t ‘comfortable’ talking about anti-Black racism. Here’s how to start
Claire says she has been told numerous times by her employer she’s “too political” when she talks about anti-Black racism in her workplace. The...
Anti-Indigenous Racism In Canada
This series of three fact sheets focuses on racism experienced by Indigenous peoples in Canada – how to understand it in historical context, how...
Black, Indigenous people overrepresented in Toronto transit enforcement incidents, report finds
Black and Indigenous people have been "grossly overrepresented" in Toronto transit enforcement incidents for much of the last decade, a new report finds —...
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Blacknorth Congratulates Enbridge Ceo Al Monaco For Precedent Setting Social Goals
Today, the BlackNorth Initiative recognizes the significant public commitment from Enbridge Inc. (TSX: ENB) (NYSE: ENB) CEO Al Monaco to set ambitious diversity targets...
History of Racism in Canada
Systemic racism exists in Canada today because our country was created to separate White people from Black and Indigenous people.
How to deconstruct racism, one headline at a time
Baratunde Thurston explores the phenomenon of white Americans calling the police on Black Americans who have committed the crimes of ... eating, walking or...
Reducing the number of Indigenous children in care
The Government of Canada has co-developed, with Indigenous peoples, provinces and territories, new legislation to reduce the number of Indigenous children and youth in...
How Can We Win
On Saturday May 30th filmmaker and photographer David Jones of David Jones Media felt compelled to go out and serve the community in some...
The urgency of intersectionality
Now more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can...
