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A landmark report in 1999 concluded that the police were institutionally racist, but the new action plan fails to acknowledge it.
In this photo from Aug. 20, 1922, Gene Kemp and Mary ‘Teddie’ Kemp, at left, are seen with two friends.
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If Texas Gov. Greg Abbott had his way, the state’s past of lynching Blacks would be taught as an exception rather than the rule. History tells a different story.
A person visits a makeshift memorial near the scene of the fatal shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, on May 19, 2022.
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The far-right today shares more than just ideas with white supremacists of yesterday – they also share some pagan-inspired symbols.
Racial bias may play a role both in the schools that families choose for their children and the experiences their children have.
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Inspired by her own experience with the education system, a professor of sociology explores how race and racism influence school choice and education.
Stephen Lecce, minister of education for Ontario, was challenged for his anti-Black behaviour in college.
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Instead of looking at anti-Black racism as a one-off moment in the past, it should be looked at as an ongoing systemic issue that should be actively challenged and addressed in a sustained way.
People pray at the scene of the mass shooting in Buffalo, N.Y., on May 15, 2022.
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The Buffalo mass shooting reignited discussion of replacement theory. This conspiracy isn’t new, but understanding its roots is helpful to understand its connection to extremism.
Parent activism for racial justice in schools is parent engagement. How are school boards valuing and supporting this?
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Rethinking accountability structures, how to engage parents and the community and how to support anti-racist leadership competencies all matter.
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It may feel like a subplot for now, but this could end up being just be as significant as the teal revolution.
People protest in front of London’s Hackney Town Hall in March 2022, in solidarity with Child Q.
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Discussions of racism in Britain centre around the experiences and traumas of Black people, but rarely on the perpetrators.
Skin lightening continues to hold currency across the world.
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Tan France, of Queer Eye fame, delves into the skin-shade prejudice he experienced as a child in England and the colonial history at its roots.
The preference for lighter skin has its roots in colonial histories.
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A scholar of social work shares what he has learned about colorism by conducting research in more than 20 countries over the past few decades.
A young dancer looks on before performing for a crowd during a ‘Cancel Canada Day’ rally in Toronto, in 2021.
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We’re launching the third season of Don’t Call Me Resilient, our podcast that takes on systemic racism and the ways it permeates our everyday lives.
Racial hatred is a factor in 13% of mass shootings at grocery stores.
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A suspect apparently motivated by a white supremacist agenda shot dead 10 shoppers. Analysis shows that mass shootings – and those at grocery stores – are on the rise.
Transportation planning includes highways, public transit, automobile infrastructure and the movement of people and goods.
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Mobility justice — the right to access spaces and means of movement — means that transportation planning should address marginalization.
A multiracial crowd sings the South African National Anthem at 2019 memorial service for the late rugby Springbok Chester Williams.
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Avoiding trite moralisations, Professor Southall uses empirical research to shed light on white South Africans’ adjustment to democracy.
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Victorian prisons provide limited access to adequate health care, particularly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Coronial inquests into deaths in custody show something must be done.
United States Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, centre, and other members of the House express their objections to the banning of teaching of Critical Race Theory in Mississippi in March.
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An analysis of international relations syllabi shows race and gender studies are barely mentioned.
When schools shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19, moms took on the burden of supporting students at home.
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As the world locked down and a country’s racial reckoning heated up, this social scientist refined her approach to studying the lives of Black moms.
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Comments sections have become an echo-chamber for misinformed and malicious racist rhetoric. How can this misinformation be eradicated?
Police push back protesters during a demonstration in Montréal calling for justice for victims of police brutality.
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The large budgets allotted for urban policing must be reconsidered so that communities can explore safer alternatives.