Black Voters Know Climate Justice Is Racial Justice
It’s not only been a summer season (now autumn) of a deadly pandemic, toxic politics, and social unrest, but the nation...
Why saying “I don’t see race at all” just makes racism worse
When I was growing up in the 1980s, we were taught that the way to be a good person was to...
We Didn’t Choose To Be Called Indigenous
Before first contact on Turtle Island, we Native peoples were simply ourselves. We, of course, had identities, the names by which...
Why COVID-19 Is Even More Dangerous For Black Women
At the beginning of April, in need of a prescription refill, I took the subway to a drugstore in my Toronto...
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...
Indigenous patients using new online tool to anonymously report health-care racism
Hundreds of Indigenous patients in B.C. have been using a new online tool to anonymously report the racism they’ve experienced within...
Students should not have to educate educators about racism
Universities and colleges must take a hard and unflinching look at the ways their policies, practices, and attitudes perpetuate discrimination.
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‘A Matter of Trust’: The Grim Reality Behind Indigenous Vaccine Fears
The BC government has prioritized remote First Nations communities. But a record of health-care racism has left many skeptical.
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Canada’s Dark Side: Indigenous Peoples and Canada’s 150th Celebration
On July 1, 2017, as a crowd gathered to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday on Parliament Hill in the nation’s capital of...
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...
