Ford government’s moves to address anti-Black racism in Ontario schools too slow for one young critic
The Ford government’s moves to address anti-Black racism in Ontario schools are too slow for one young critic.
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Ontario takes steps to tackle racism in schools
Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government will stop splitting students into academic and applied streams in the first year of high school and ban early elementary suspensions, practices that have disproportionately hurt Black students.
Black parents talking earlier to kids to prepare them for racism
Black parents have always dealt with the added burden of talking to their children about racism but some are now struggling with whether to broach the topic sooner, says the founder of a parenting group.
Facing spending attacks, federal minister Catherine McKenna doubles down on 'social infrastructure' aims
After months of social distancing, working from home, and going out only for essentials like groceries and exercise in nature, McKenna said the COVID-19 crisis has truly illuminated much more than the societal gaps and inequities. It has also shown Canadians what matters most.
Bloc leader tries to define systemic racism on his own
"Perhaps I’m a wannabe anthropologist,” Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet told reporters in French on Parliament Hill.
Breaking the cycle of racism in Ontario's schools
Critics have a long list of suggestions for Education Minister Stephen Lecce and the school boards charged with turning government policy into practice.
Trudeau revisits blackface embarrassment during Black History Month
Justin Trudeau acknowledged his own past history of unconscious racism during a celebration on Monday, February 24, 2020, of Black History Month.
Dalhousie says its sorry for founder's racism
Dalhousie University is apologizing to the African Nova Scotian community following the publication of a report examining the racist views of the school's founder and Nova Scotia's various connections to anti-black racism and slavery.
Ottawa sets up secretariat to root out racism in federal institutions, programs
The federal government is setting up a secretariat to root out systemic racism and discrimination within federal institutions, programs and services.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes says black civil servants passed over for promotions
Qualified black Canadians are being passed over for promotions to senior positions in the federal government due to systemic racial barriers, says Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes.
SLĀV: Why was the response to critics so insulting and shaming?
“We’re being treated as if we’re a criminal organization or a terrorist group. I’m not speaking from a place of power, I’m speaking truth to power. And if people can’t connect the dots to understand that, it means that their level of denial is being enforced, protected and valued by a system that reproduces that." - Ricardo Lamour
Actually, Mr. Gendron, the N-word is worth ‘making a fuss about’
While U. S. President Donald Trump used a deplorable racial slur while addressing Native American veterans of the Second World War at a recent White House ceremony, a similar, albeit not maliciously intended, incident was unfolding right here at home.
African-Nova Scotian activists push for discussion about slavery reparations
African-Nova Scotian organizers say it's time for a centuries-overdue discussion about Canada's legacy of slavery, its lasting harms on black Canadians and potential forms of reparation.
UN council to discuss report calling on Canada to address anti-black racism
The UN Human Rights Council is set to discuss a report on issues affecting African-Canadians that makes recommendations to the federal government.