I’m Haunted by the Mansions of My Youth
I grew up having nightmares about big houses that represented the trauma of my childhood. As an adult living through the housing crisis, my relationship with mansions has only grown more complicated
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Why This Poet Declared War on Her Own Book
When M. NourbeSe Philip’s work on a slave ship massacre was translated without her consent, she didn’t recognize it anymore. Who ultimately owns the stories we tell?
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Cops on Substack: How Police Are Using PR to Combat Criticism
New communication strategies by law enforcement reveal a crisis in public trust
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Comment la commission des droits de la personne du Québec a chassé sa première présidente noire
Lorsqu’elle a été nommée à la tête de la commission, Tamara Thermitus s’attendait à lutter contre le racisme dans sa province. Au lieu de cela, elle a dû s’en occuper sur son lieu de travail.
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How Quebec’s Human Rights Commission Drove Out Its First Black Female President
When she was appointed to run the commission, Tamara Thermitus expected to fight racism in her province. Instead, she had to deal with it in her workplace
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Letters to the Editor: November 2022
On nuclear disarmament, elementary schools, and garlic in a jar
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Siopao Is More than the Sum of Its Parts
Learning to make the ubiquitous Filipino dumpling taught me about my culture and my family
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“The New Residential School System”: How a First Nation Rallied against the Foster Care System
A six-year-old Gitxsan girl was removed from her community in northern British Columbia. The community brought her back
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Groupies Deserve More Credit
Superfans contribute just as much to culture as the male musicians they love. Why haven’t they had the shine they deserve?
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