Diary of a Black High School Student
A teen chronicles the subtle and not-so-subtle forms of racism in the classroom and beyond
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It’s important to tell Black stories all year round, but as part of Black History Month, we’ve collected a number of engaging and insightful stories here.
Why the Sudden Interest in Black Authors Doesn’t Feel like a Victory
What does it mean to navigate the fact that it took a Black person’s death for some to finally decide my books were worth reading?
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Supporting Youth Mental Health with Equity and Compassion
S3E14 of The Conversation Piece podcast
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All Booked Up: The Frustrations of Finding a Black Therapist
Racism’s mental health fallout is staggering. But Black Canadians aren’t finding the care they need
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Artist Esmaa Mohamoud Examines How Pro Sports Profit from Black Athletes
Sports bring people together in living rooms, in crowded bars, and in the streets. Mohamoud seeks to expose the monstrous underbelly of all that winning
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William Ukoh Photographs a World of Leisure and Black Beauty
For the artist, rest and relaxation aren’t just aesthetics—they are where freedom is found
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Black in the Ivory Tower
Why it’s so hard for academics of colour to pursue their dream projects
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Black Communities Have Known about Mutual Aid All Along
In the pandemic, “caremongering” has become a new term for an old—and joyous—practice
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The Challenge of Addressing Slavery in Children’s Stories
Where history has ignored the lives of Black Canadians, writers like Christopher Paul Curtis have turned painful realities into powerful narratives
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What Black Lives Matter Taught Me about Protesting
Freedom fighting doesn’t happen by some twist of fate. It’s a spark lit by daily indignities and humiliations
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