Man Wearing KKK-Style Hood Sparks Anti-Racism Protests in Alberta Town
Credit to Author: Kevin Maimann| Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 18:03:24 GMT
Alberta RCMP have identified the man but have not pressed charges.
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130 Prominent Canadians Defend John A. Macdonald’s Racist Legacy In Full-Page Ad
Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:11:28 GMT
Indigenous scholars say the statement minimizes the white supremacist policies of Canada’s first prime minister, architect of the residential school system.
Read moreEditor of Progressive News Site Quits Over Systemic Racism, Labour Practices
Credit to Author: Manisha Krishnan| Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2021 19:03:13 GMT
In his resignation letter, Matthew DiMera, rabble.ca’s first Black editor-in-chief, said it’s “increasingly clear that my contributions have not been valued and that there is no future here for me.”
Read moreInfo about rising, nearby COVID-19 cases is key for First Nations communities
Credit to Author: Joanne Lee-Young| Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2020 20:00:50 +0000
First Nations leaders will continue to press for systemic changes on how health data is shared after the privacy commissioner ruled against their request for more specific COVID-19 numbers.
Read moreQuebec Cop Who Violently Arrested Black Man Now a COVID Conspiracy Theorist
Credit to Author: Justin Ling| Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2020 16:40:49 GMT
Former Laval cop Maxime Ouimet was filmed dragging a Black man by his dreadlocks. He’s since quit, rebranded as a cop “for the people,” and is downplaying the pandemic online.
Read moreFormer deputy AG to investigate handling of Vancouver Police street checks review
Credit to Author: Dan Fumano| Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2020 01:25:48 +0000
Lawyer David Loukidelis said he will try to balance “timeliness and conscientiousness” in review of Vancouver police board
Read moreEdmonton Police Make Arrests After Three Black Muslim Women Attacked in Two Incidents
Credit to Author: Mack Lamoureux| Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2020 19:49:25 GMT
A 32-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were arrested and charged in the two separate ‘racially motivated’ attacks.
Read moreMan Who Threw Trailer Hitch at Barbara Kentner, an Indigenous Woman, Convicted of Manslaughter
Credit to Author: Anya Zoledziowski| Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 20:35:10 GMT
Brayden Bushby was 18 when he threw the hitch at Barbara Kentner, striking her abdomen, and allegedly yelled, “I got one.”
Read moreCleveland Ballclub Will Eventually Get Around to Changing Racist Nickname
Credit to Author: Paul Blest| Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2020 17:41:21 GMT
Cleveland’s major-league baseball team has long acknowledged the racism of its nickname and iconography while being slow to do anything about it.
Read moreVancouver anti-racism advocates calling for Black Shirt Day
Credit to Author: Patrick Johnston| Date: Wed, 09 Dec 2020 22:50:14 +0000
Anti-Racism Coalition Vancouver are proposing Black Shirt Day for Jan. 15, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.
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