Same old attitudes, same old stories
Andray Domise: The federal leaders debate had other options—to include the voices of the underrepresented and to ostracize the movements that spread hate. What we got isn’t good enough.
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To my partner, on your first Mother’s Day
Andray Domise: ’You are exactly the mother I thought you would be. Black and beautiful. Fearsomely and wonderfully made. Just as our daughters are.’
Why Canada should let Haitian asylum seekers stay
It’s not just compassion that should drive government policy towards Haitian migrants. Western countries, Canada included, owe the country a massive debt, says Andray Domise.
Trial date set for Toronto writer Andray Domise in assault case
Trial for three counts of assault and one count of mischief is set to begin in January, though case could be ’resolved’ earlier, lawyer hints
Why Colin Kaepernick sat down
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick believes his country attaches a low cost to Black lives. He’s right, says Andray Domise.
What the tragedy of Colten Boushie says about racism in Canada
Andray Domise on how the young Indigenous man’s death is yet another reminder of lessons still not learned by many Canadians
Why Simone Manuel’s gold-medal swim in Rio was so historic
Manuel overcame a fraught history between Black people and water, which ripples across nations
How gaming companies co-opt the language of oppression
Eidos Montreal’s “Augs Lives Matters” reference reveals the latest example of gaming companies’ casual ignorance of real-world race issues
Why we can’t trust SIU to probe death of Abdirahman Abdi
We must wait quietly and respectfully for the SIU to produce all the facts into the death of Abdirahman Abdi, right? This is a tall order
Why the ’Rogue Tenor’ indicted more than himself
When Remigio Pereira chose ’all lives matter’ as his chosen expression, it was either an aggressively racist declaration or a passively racist one. Take your pick.