Canada must confront its own white nationalism
Charlottesville showed the world that white nationalism is on the rise in the U.S. But Canada is no safe haven, writes Janaya Khan.
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Black Lives Matter
The tragic echoes in the cycle of Black death
As a verdict loomed in the Andrew Loku inquest, Pierre Coriolan was killed in Montreal—reminders of why Black Canadians fight for change
Why being ’nice’ is bad for Canada
Opinion: Confronting racism means uncomfortable conversations, but it’s not nice to feel uncomfortable
The police saved my queer, Muslim life. And they can be allies for others, too.
For many in marginalized communities, the police are our only hope. The journey to fight injustice should not be a zero-sum game.
What the ’lavender scare’ tells us about Pride and its future
As Toronto Pride asks police not to participate in this year’s parade, the fraught past—including the RCMP’s ’fruit machine’—offers cautionary lessons
How activism has evolved for Black Canadians
A charge that Trudeau is a white supremacist shows what’s changed for Black Canadians—which, for a new generation, isn’t enough
Into the abyss of black deaths in America
Wesley Lowery gets the facts in order about the Black Lives Matter movement
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.
Transcript: ’You don’t stop being a parent when your child dies’
What the Mothers of the Movement said at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday
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.