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Columnists
Duncan Cameron
| A long history of slavery, indentured labour and discrimination has shaped anti-Black racism across the continent. |
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Activist Toolkit
| Nova Scotian civil rights activist |
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Blog
Dennis Gruending
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one of history's great orators, was murdered 50 years ago, on April 4, 1968. |
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Columnists
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
| A coalition has formed to organize poor people in the United States into what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called "a new and unsettling force" to fight poverty. |
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Columnists
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
| Social movements build power and make change. The Democrats would be wise to heed the lessons of Alabama, from resistance to slavery, to the civil-rights era, to the unexpected victory of Doug Jones. |
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News
Meagan Gillmore
| In sports and teaching, brave individuals are opening up what it means to stand up (or kneel down) for others |
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Podcast
David Peck
| Sam and Face2Face host David Peck talk about his new film premiering at TIFF, race relations in America, courage and why Sammy Davis Junior was the greatest entertainer of the 20th century. |
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Columnists
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
| Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was interrupted while reading the words of Coretta Scott King on the U.S. Senate floor this week. |
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Columnists
Amy Goodman, Denis Moynihan
| Civil rights pioneer Julian Bond died this week at the age of 75. Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan reflect on his contributions to racial justice and the Black Lives Matter movement. |
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Columnists
Amy Goodman
| Fifty years after Bloody Sunday, the movements for racial justice, voting rights and against police brutality are coalescing, bringing together past and present to shape a new future. |
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Podcast
Victoria Fenner
| A panel discussion in Halifax reflecting on Malcolm X's faith and contribution to the struggle for African-American civil rights. |
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Columnists
Amy Goodman
| The film "Selma" follows one of the key moments in the civil-rights movement, the 1965 marches from Selma to Montgomery, best remembered for "Bloody Sunday" on March 7. |
