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Why Colin Kaepernick sat down
SANTA CLARA, CA – OCTOBER 18: Quarterback Colin Kaepernick #7 of the San Francisco 49ers warms up prior to playing the Baltimore Ravens in their NFL game at Levi’s Stadium on October 18, 2015 in Santa...
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Edmonton’s ‘awkward’ response to the racism in its midst
Edmonton actor Jesse Lipscombe confronts a man in a car who called out racial slurs while Lipscombe was filming a video.(CP Video) Jesse Lipscombe was filming a video about Edmonton’s beauty on a...
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How to talk about cultural appropriation
A model walks the runway at the Marc Jacobs fashion show during New York Fashion Week in New York City. (Peter White/Getty Images) At Sunday’s Primetime Emmy Awards, Jeffrey Tambor picked up his second...
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Attempt to ban Cleveland from using logo fails
In this April 8, 2014 photo, the Cleveland Indians Chief Wahoo logo is shown on the uniform sleeve of third base coach Mike Sarbaugh during a baseball game against the San Diego Padres in Cleveland,...
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Queen’s University looking into racist costume party
Queen’s University KINGSTON, Ont. – An Ontario university says it is looking into reports of a costume party attended by undergraduates that has been condemned by student leaders because of racial...
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Is Trump’s anti-immigrant stance fuelling racism in Canada?
Donald Trump, left, looks on as a Trump supporter reaches for a sign that reads “Islamophobia is not the answer” at a rally in Oklahoma City, in a February 26, 2016, file photo. THE CANADIAN...
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Politicians can’t let another year of hate crimes pass without action
A graffiti removal worker cleans anti-Semitic graffiti, including a swastika, that was spray painted on the door of The Glebe Minyan and home of Rabbi Anna Maranta, on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016 in Ottawa....
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Waiting for death in Thunder Bay
Barbara Kentner. (Willow Fiddler/APTN National News) An update on this story: Barb Kentner died July 4, 2017 at 5 a.m., surrounded by her family, at St. Joseph’s, a Thunder Bay hospice. Barb Kentner...
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Why being ‘nice’ is bad for Canada
Black Lives Matters protesters interrupt Toronto’s 2016 Pride Parade. (Photograph by Jennifer Roberts) It’s difficult to determine what qualifies as “nice.” The words “nice” and “kind” are often used...
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The anti-racist ad that triggered a backlash
“I am the Bridge” campaign billboard in Saskatoon. (650 CKOM) The man with a white beard, glasses and pleasant half-smile looks unassuming on the deep red billboard looming over the busy Saskatoon...
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Is racism different in Canada?
People shouting and yelling slogans during a protest in front of the US Consulate to denounce Donald Trump’s immigration policies on January 30, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Shutterstock) This article...
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Charlottesville and the politics of fear
Did Trump’s rhetoric played a part in radicalizing the far-right protesters in Charlottesville? AP Photo/Steve Helber This article first appeared at I have spent nearly 16 years studying how the risk...
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Trudeau condemns ‘racist’ rallies, urges trust in immigration system
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a town hall with high school students in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, November 3, 2016. (Chris Wattie/Reuters) MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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How to win friends and influence some prejudiced people
Members of a white nationalist group clash against a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.—a more intense, heightened example of the soft bigotries that people face on a...
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Munroe Bergdorf’s firing shows the futility of workplace diversity campaigns
Munroe Bergdorf, July 26, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dave M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty Images for Absolut Vodka) Just under three years ago, cosmetics giant L’Oreal announced the latest purchase...
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‘None of the above’ sweeps Windsor student elections
Adam Bednarick who made the “Vote None of the Above” Facebook page Student politicians running in the annual University of Windsor Students’ Alliance elections last week were surprised to learn that...
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Why should Jagmeet Singh have to meet racist heckling with ‘love and courage’?
Jagmeet Singh listens during the final federal NDP leadership debate in Vancouver, B.C., on Sunday September 10, 2017. Online voting begins September 18 with results announcement events being held...
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The fallout of police violence is killing black women like Erica Garner
Erica Garner takes part in a candlelight vigil. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Christen A. Smith, Associate professor, University of Texas at Austin The sting of the premature death of 27-year-old Erica...
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Donald Trump’s presidency is the death rattle of a racist world view
U.S. President Donald Trump waves to journalists as he arrives at the U.S. Capitol for a meeting with the House Republican conference Nov. 16, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)...
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Why the nostalgic headdress won’t go away
Photo by Gary Miller/WireImage/Getty Every year in June, almost 100,000 inebriated young people descend on a farm in Manchester, Tenn., for a music festival called Bonnaroo. Its lineup, which, this...
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