Co-author of this article, Chief Ninawa, hereditary Chief of the Huni Kui Indigenous people of the Amazon, holds a sign that says: ‘Amazon is life, petroleum and gas is death’ outside a hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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A different future will not be possible without reverence, respect, reciprocity and responsibility towards the Earth. On this issue, Indigenous Peoples have a lot to share.
An albino girl carries a member of her family in Zimbabwe.
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In Tanzania, only 2% of people born with albinism will live to the age of 40.
For every headline about pickleball’s miraculous growth, you can also find stories about conflicts and infighting.
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Headlines about pickleball’s exploding popularity abound. But the less visible social undercurrents of an emerging sport ultimately shape its long-term future.
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Join us for Season 4 of Don’t Call Me Resilient from The Conversation Canada.
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Black vampires have existed for 200 years in literature.
A pit bull is not an official breed – it’s an umbrella term for a type of dog.
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A scholar of law and humanities compares bans on dogs with any pit bull genes to “one drop” laws that once classified people with even a single Black ancestor as Black.
More EV charging hookups in public locations like garages and parking lots would prompt more drivers of color to buy EVs.
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Reducing air pollution from cars and light trucks would pay big health dividends for low-income and minority communities. A new survey shows how to get more drivers of color into electric vehicles.
Race, class and gender can not only impact the education that students receive, but also the punishments they receive.
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A social work scholar researches why school suspensions disproportionately affect students from certain groups and what can be done to change that.
The Black Lives Matter movement began as a hashtag started by Black women in the United States, and grew into a global protest.
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Digital activists are targeted for their work on intersectional issues. But they have developed strategies to deal with online and offline hate.
Expatriates and locals faced similar risks and hazards but for different pay.
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In the Copperbelt the category of ‘expatriate’ recreated a dual wage structure that still persists.
Lawmakers have passed many laws that seek to control how teachers educate students about racism in the U.S.
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AP teachers could find themselves at odds with laws that restrict how they can teach about racism in America’s past.
The kiss aired one year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned laws banning interracial marriage.
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At the time, Gallup polls showed that fewer than 20% of Americans approved of interracial marriage.
A segregation sign in a restaurant in Lancaster, Ohio, from 1938.
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As a political tool with a long history and dubious boundaries, whiteness – by its very fluidity – fosters violence.
A cannabis ban has been in place in France since 1970, but there are ongoing demands to end it.
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France may be getting closer to legalizing cannabis. Still, arrests are rising quickly and often target Arab Muslim men.
Jubilant sports fans flew the Canadian flag in 2019 after the NBA playoffs. Since then, the ‘freedom convoy’ has used the flag to try to represent their values. Has the symbolism of the flag changed?
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What does it mean to be a settler of colour in Canada? Has the symbolism of the Canadian flag changed since the Ottawa convoy?
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Universal schemes aimed at classifying populations by ‘race’ or ‘ethnicity’ can force us into a game of competing for better positions within a racial hierarchy.
Critical race theory simply holds a mirror up to society, reflecting its realities.
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In today’s episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient, we speak with two Canadian educators who explain how using critical race theory in their classrooms helps both students and teachers.
In Season 42, Episode 9 Drea Wheeler pointed out that Black players get voted off before white players which opened up a discussion about race.
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This is not a drastic approach or a political agenda, but a call to open up spaces for conversations about racism, about whiteness, about race with white people listening and not centring themselves.
Emile Bernard’s 1888 painting ‘Madeleine in the Bois d'Amour.’
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Your background and life experiences seep into the mind’s eye, quietly shaping whether you believe your dreams can come true.
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.