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race

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First Person

Race Is a Story and No Single Narrative Defines Me

April 23, 2020 - by Tessa McWatt

In a Toronto classroom, I was forced to confront how language makes one person “other” to the next

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First Person / Society

The Pressure to Describe My “Background”

March 24, 2020June 10, 2021 - by Eternity Martis

As a Black child in a brown family, I had to learn how to define my identity in a new way

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Memoir

Talking to My Family about Race

February 13, 2019September 13, 2021 - by Eternity Martis

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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Film

The Unwatchable Whiteness of Holiday Movies

December 20, 2017December 27, 2019 - by Soraya Roberts

Hallmark’s brand of wholesomeness reinforces racist stereotypes of who deserves happy endings

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Illustration by Tallulah Fontaine
First Person / September 2017

When I Don’t Feel Black Enough

August 18, 2017January 30, 2022 - by Jackson Weaver

I grew up in a black family, but in barbershops I still feel like a trespasser in my own skin

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Illustration by Chelsea Charles
Society

How a White Mom Teaches Her Black Son To Stay Alive in America

August 16, 2017April 5, 2020 - by Stormy Stipe

Educating my son about hatred has taught us both painful lessons about racism

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Media

How We Talk about Race

November 4, 2016May 17, 2021 - by Anita Li

US media aren’t afraid to confront sensitive issues. Why is Canada so far behind?

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Society

Corporate Pride v. Black Lives Matter

July 5, 2016June 17, 2020 - by John Moore

It’s nice to see Toronto’s LGBT event returning to its roots in public protest. But demanding the exclusion of cops is outrageous

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Books

Many Shades of Invisible

May 19, 2016 - by Rudrapriya Rathore

In his new book, Kamal Al-Solaylee explores the powerlessness of having brown skin

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Technology

Neighbourhood Watch

April 28, 2016November 18, 2019 - by Asmaa Malik

How social networks lead to racial profiling. Welcome to Canada’s new virtual gated communities

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