An Elite Law School Promised Reforms, Then Made Inclusion Impossible
Racialized professors say they were underpaid, bullied, and ignored at UBC
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What’s Lost in the Quest for Black Authenticity
The media’s appetite for “gritty” Black stories turns misery into entertainment
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Why Is It So Hard for People of Colour to Get Good Tattoos?
My first tattoo looked fine at first, then started to blur. It should be easier to find artists who can work on melanated skin
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Is Africa’s Pain Black America’s Burden?
The civil rights movement improved the lives of African Americans as well as African Canadians. Conditions in Africa, meanwhile, have become increasingly dire—and are increasingly ignored
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The Next Target in the War on Affirmative Action? Law Firms
The move to weed out equitable hiring is part of a much longer history of exclusion in both the US and Canada
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Being Black in a Small Town
Schitt’s Creek and Gilmore Girls would have us believe there’s room for only one Black person in every small town. When will pop culture catch up to reality?
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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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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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