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Why the Wrong Movies Win Oscars
Audiences are drawn to feel-good films like Green Book because they’re “based on a true story.” But movies that misrepresent and simplify history distort our understanding of the past
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The Black Train Porters Who Led the Fight Against Canada’s Racist Immigration System
In the early 1900s, Canada only allowed 100 Black immigrants to enter the country each year. How did we evolve from bigoted policies to a more multicultural nation within a few decades?
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Youth Leadership: Jesse Thistle
The frigid nights in the back of his friend’s car were defining moments where he learned from his elders: addiction, hunger, homelessness, and loneliness
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Canada’s Hollow Concern for First Nations Democracy
The government is failing to defend the democratic rights of First Nations communities trying to resist their hereditary leaders
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The Untapped Promise of LSD
Psychedelics are a potential cure for everything from depression to addiction. Why did we ban these drugs in the first place?
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Talking to My Family about Race
For a long time, I was the only Black biracial person in my family. My relatives didn’t always accept that we shared different experiences
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