SILENT COVENANTS
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SILENT COVENANTS

In his book Silent Covenants: Brown v. Board of Education and the Unfulfilled Hopes for Racial Reform, Dr. Derrick Bell suggests that policies related to issues of race in...

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Closing Roxham Road is another wrong heaped on refugees

Unless they reverse their inglorious act, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Liberal government will forever be remembered for the injustice and potential harm that they have heaped on...

CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND BLACK HISTORY
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CRITICAL RACE THEORY AND BLACK HISTORY

First, they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak...

Black History Month 2023: Je me souviens !
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Black History Month 2023: Je me souviens !

Black History Month (BMH) 2023 has come and gone. Let’s remember, lest we forget! On February 1st, the City of Montreal and the Service de police de la Ville...

UNRAVELLING THE MYSTICISM OF RACISM
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UNRAVELLING THE MYSTICISM OF RACISM

From time immemorial the construct of race has always been used to gain and retain power, and to create dynamics that separate and silence. The Oxford English Dictionary’s first...

Based on stereotypes…
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Based on stereotypes…

On February 17, 2023, the Directeur des poursuites criminelles et pénales (DPCP) announced that no charges would be laid in the death of Jean René Junior Olivier, who was...

Dr. Augustine served as The Messenger and The Message
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Dr. Augustine served as The Messenger and The Message

As the first Black woman to be elected to the Canadian parliament in 1993, the Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine has had a lot of conversations about multiculturalism and diversity...

BLACK HISTORY… It’s for proverbial future generations…
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BLACK HISTORY… It’s for proverbial future generations…

Call it whatever you like, but at this time of year some people, even the ones who should know, become a bit confused about what’s going on in and...

Medical Schools as Racialized Institutions
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Medical Schools as Racialized Institutions

Despite current data showing that physician diversity does improve patient care, and reduce health care disparities, the current demographics of the profession fail to reflect the population of Canada...

BHM coin commemorates No. 2 Construction Battalion
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BHM coin commemorates No. 2 Construction Battalion

The No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s first all-Black military unit is being commemorated for Black History Month by Royal Canadian Mint with a special Fine Silver Coin. In a...