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Race Is a Story and No Single Narrative Defines Me
In a Toronto classroom, I was forced to confront how language makes one person “other” to the next
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The Pressure to Describe My “Background”
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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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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How I Learned to Love My Natural Hair
I’ve spent thousands of dollars trying to turn my hair into anything but what it is: black and curly
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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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Why Is Senator Lynn Beyak Publishing Racist Letters on Her Website?
The controversial politician continues to promote opinions that forced her removal from seven committees last year
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The Unwatchable Whiteness of Holiday Movies
Hallmark’s brand of wholesomeness reinforces racist stereotypes of who deserves happy endings
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Canadian Education Is Steeped in Anti-Black Racism
For many Black youth, schools can be places of degradation, harm, and psychological violence
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When It Comes to White Supremacy, Historians Can’t Stand on the Sidelines
Scholars must tell the truth about our past—and that doesn’t stop with Confederation
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