racism

“The world is now seeing the racism that Black people experience all the time”: The Black Legal Action Centre’s Ruth Goba on the legal struggles affecting Black Torontonians

"I see it every day in my work—the inability to see the humanity in Black people. It’s not just police brutality, but inequity in education, employment, housing and health."

“Do I believe we can have a police-free future in our lifetime? Absolutely”: Policing expert Robyn Maynard on how defunding would work in practice

“It’s not that we don’t need safety. But police have not brought us that safety, and we need to look elsewhere”

Black Lives Matter is shining a harsh light on racism in Toronto—and pissing off some powerful people

From our 2017 piece on BLMTO: Janaya Khan and Sandy Hudson spearheaded a movement that has captured the city’s attention

Black Lives Matter protestors talk about their two-week protest—and when it might end

"They are waiting for us to tire out"

John Tory has an opinion about police carding, which is that he has no discernible opinion

The Skin I’m In: I’ve been interrogated by police more than 50 times—all because I’m black

Editor’s Letter: the cost of police carding is just too high

Dear Urban Diplomat: how can I convince my racist boss to hire a black sushi chef?

Ferguson, and why “at least things aren’t as bad here” isn’t good enough

Doug Ford: “You can be racist against people that eat little red apples.”

It’s still not illegal to just be racist, say Brampton police

See, Hear, Read: local experts share the books, music and movies they’re craving

Gawker gotchas: a roundup of Toronto’s most embarrassing moments according to the gossip giant

TDSB asked to move gifted program from overcrowded school—charges of racism and elitism ensue