Legalswipe: an app to help you when you are carded
Software
A tool to stand for your rights when you are stopped by police
Desmond Cole
Aug 4, 2017
I'm standing with Desmond Cole against anti-Black racism -- and you should too
Rosemary Frei
Together with Black Lives Matter Toronto and others in the Black community, Desmond Cole is now one of the strongest voices on the issue of anti-Black racism in Canada. They deserve support.
May 6, 2017
Desmond Cole's decision to leave the Toronto Star suggests a double standard on activism
John Miller
Activism and journalism don't mix, he's told. So he chooses activism.
Apr 22, 2017
Can a journalist be an activist? Let's hope so
John Miller
Toronto Star columnist Desmond Cole's campaign against police carding led him to disrupt a public meeting this week. Journalism needs to update its rules.
How to talk about race over the holidays
Guides
We all have that moment during the holidays, and smiling politely is no longer an option.
Oct 3, 2016
There is room in Toronto for more than one Black writer
Phillip Dwight Morgan
My name is Phillip Dwight Morgan.
Jul 15, 2016
Nine lessons from Toronto's anti-racism directorate meeting
Phillip Dwight Morgan
"I'm a little shocked to see John Tory here. You're piggybacking off Kathleen Wynne....You are a coward!"
Apr 5, 2016
Finding the right moment to intertwine progressive movements
Amira Elghawaby
Amira Elghawaby reports back with a snapshot of the Broadbent 2016 Progress Summit including Gloria Steinem's keynote speech, the need for intersectionality, and xenophobia in Canada.
