anti-black racism in canada
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Kindness Was Trudeau’s Ace…And Blackface May Cost Him the Election
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used to be my fourth favorite Canadian, behind Keanu Reeves, Celine Dion, and Margaret Atwood. Seeing Trudeau in blackface was more painful than when my old high school crush shared a racist meme on Facebook. It kills the part of your innocence that makes you sad and angry that you…
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Black Toronto Residents Are 20 Times More Likely to Be Killed by Police, New Report Finds
Less than 10 percent of the population of Toronto is black, but according to a new study, black residents of Canada’s largest city make up 70 percent of fatal police shootings. The study, undertaken by the Ontario Human Rights Commission, was released on Monday and delves into seven years of data on police interactions. The…