The year I became a person of colour
“Some people may become whole without confronting their stories and identities. But I don’t know of any myself.”
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Personal stories of resilience, courage, celebration and survival, and everything in between.
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Confronting the realities of environmental racism in Canada
When racism and the environment intersect, it’s our communities that suffer.
I escaped Canada’s 6.7% inflation, and found relief in South Africa
For Black immigrants like me living in Canada, inflation is an existential threat.
I’m done waiting for racist newsrooms to change. It’s time to build our own.
Black, Indigenous and racialized communities have been dangerously underserved by media in Canada.
How Canada’s first Black woman newspaper publisher is inspiring my journalism
“We have made but a little progress considering our resolves … We should do more and talk less.”
Names matter. Why can’t you learn mine?
Being seen as an ‘interchangeable Asian’ can wear you down.
Confronting the realities of environmental racism in Canada
When racism and the environment intersect, it’s our communities that suffer.
I escaped Canada’s 6.7% inflation, and found relief in South Africa
For Black immigrants like me living in Canada, inflation is an existential threat.
I’m done waiting for racist newsrooms to change. It’s time to build our own.
Black, Indigenous and racialized communities have been dangerously underserved by media in Canada.
How Canada’s first Black woman newspaper publisher is inspiring my journalism
“We have made but a little progress considering our resolves … We should do more and talk less.”
Names matter. Why can’t you learn mine?
Being seen as an ‘interchangeable Asian’ can wear you down.
