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whiteness

How Whiteness Was Invented And Fashioned In Britain’s Colonial Age Of Expansion

"How whiteness was invented and fashioned in Britain’s colonial age of expansion," by Beverly Lemire, University of Alberta Fashion is political — today as in the…
Thurman

How Howard Thurman Met Gandhi And Brought Nonviolence To The Civil Rights Movement

"How Howard Thurman met Gandhi and brought nonviolence to the civil rights movement," by Walter E. Fluker, Boston University Director Martin Doblmeier’s 2019 documentary, “Backs Against…
carnival

Toronto Caribbean Carnival Should Bring Attention To Anti-Black Racism

"Toronto Caribbean Carnival should bring attention to anti-Black racism affecting communities," by Hyacinth Simpson, Toronto Metropolitan University Every summer Toronto plays host to revellers and spectators,…
ukraine

Ukraine Refugee Crisis Exposes Racism

"Ukraine refugee crisis exposes racism and contradictions in the definition of human" by Philip S. S. Howard, McGill University; Bryan Chan Yen Johnson, McGill University, and…
Saviourism

How White Saviourism Harms International Development

"How white saviourism harms international development" Maïka Sondarjee, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa and Dickson Kanakulya, Makerere University A little while ago, two comedians on a…
racism

Can A College Course Teach Students To ‘Unlearn’ Racism?

"Can a college course teach students to ‘unlearn’ racism?" by Jennifer E. Cross, Colorado State University Many Americans are asking how they can be more sensitive…
brain

Brain Scans Of Black women Who Experience Racism Show Trauma

"Brain scans of Black women who experience racism show trauma-like effects, putting them at higher risk for future health problems" ~ Sierra Carter, Georgia State University…
violence

Power In Numbers: Making Visible The Violence Against Racialized Women

Power in numbers: Making Visible The Violence Against Racialized Women by Miwa A. Takeuchi Violence and pain change the way we experience our surroundings and…
why some words

Why Some Words Hurt Some People And Not Others

Why some words hurt some people and not others by Dalla Malé Fofana The October 2020 controversy at the University of Ottawa surrounding the use…