In protecting their children, low-income Black mothers risk being viewed as irrationally overprotective and simultaneously neglectful.
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Last year, the word ‘intersectionality’ hit the mainstream at the Golden Globes as actors attempted to raise awareness for #MeToo and #TimesUp. But what exactly does intersectionality mean?
Are you heading to Cuba this March break? Think carefully before you bring home your souvenirs. Many of them contain old racist imagery.
Do Canadians like their activism to be communicated in the safest and blandest manner possible?
Stereotypes of Black women continue to impact how they are treated in institutions.
The first NAACP meeting was held in Canada but there is no mention of Black Canadians in the books. This historical absence is a symbol of the invisibility of anti-Black racism in Canada.
It’s easier to accuse someone else of racism than it is to challenge the racist and colonial systems we participate in.
A recent and powerful exhibit by New York artist Mickalene Thomas at the Art Gallery of Ontario has opened the door for some deep discussions about Black Canadian women and visual representation.
A recent historical win for Ontario First Nations against the government of Canada is as significant for the legal process, which took into account Anishinaabe law, as it is for the win itself.
Built on historical research, this article tells the resilient, fascinating and rarely told history of Indigenous women’s organizing and resistance in Saskatchewan.
Director Alfonso Cuarón’s ‘Roma’ has received 10 Oscar nominations. Here, a sociologist explains the hidden historical and cultural context of the film.
Old 19th-century agreements between the U.S. government which expelled Indigenous peoples from their land and gave it cheaply to white settlers continue to impact inequalities in the United States.
Cyntoia Brown has been granted clemency for killing a man when she was a teenager and forced into the sex trade. The case showed why the justice system must stop punishing women for defending themselves.
News of Canada’s successful immigrant students glosses over important stories of racism, for example the ‘streaming’ of Black males. But without more data beyond Toronto, the story is hard to share.
A video art installation on view at the McIntosh Gallery until Jan. 12 explores the history of South Asian indentured labourers in the Caribbean.
Indigenous entrepreneurship is growing at a rate six times faster than the general Canadian population and it is 10 years younger. Culturally relevant financial literacy is critical to its success.
In Canada, people living with HIV can be charged with not disclosing their HIV status to their sexual partners. There is evidence that Black men suffer the most under this criminalization.
Posters with the phrase “It’s okay to be white” were found around the campus of the University of Manitoba. What does it really mean?
U.S. President Trump’s former attorney revealed some ugly racist things his client has said. One of them - once again - speaks of “shit-hole” countries. We need to counter this false idea.
Working class parents may be too busy to attend high school events, but they take an active role in their children’s success.
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Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, Black Health Lead, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
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Professor of Communication Studies; Research Chair on Intersectionality, Violence and Resistance, Concordia University
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Associate Professor, Performance, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor of Gender, Religion and Critical Studies, University of Regina
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Associate Professor, Sociology, Brock University
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Professor, Departments of English Langauge and Literature & Communication Arts, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Sociology, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Political Science, University of Guelph
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Education, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Global Development & Political Economy, University of Toronto
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Professor, University of Alberta
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Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Author of Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice, University of Hawaii
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Professor, School of Kinesiology, University of British Columbia
