Protestor’s at a Black Lives Matter demonstration. PHOTO BY BRAXTON DANIELS In May of 2020, 17-year-old Darnella Frazier was in front of a local market in Minneapolis, Minnesota, when she saw a White police officer pin a Black man to the ground. She pulled out her phone and pressed record and stood there for more than nine minutes, silently documenting George Floyd’s murder. Frazier’s split-second … Continue reading When Witnessing Becomes Activism
Marycarmen Lara Villanueva, University of Toronto https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/in-mexico–how-erasing-black-history-fuels-anti-black-racism In early 2021, a Ghanaian migrant known as Faruku died in the northern Mexican city of Tijuana, near the Mexico-United States border, of an apparent stroke. This was after being turned away from a hospital and later being asked to pay for an ambulance before it would assist him. A report from Refugees International notes that the circumstances … Continue reading In Mexico, how erasing Black history fuels anti-Black racism
Audra Diptée, Carleton University Since the beginning of the supposed “freedom convoy” in Ottawa on Jan. 28, there have been complaints about the failure of the police and government to protect its citizens from verbal harassment, noise pollution and, in some cases, hate speech. Experts have connected the convoy to white supremacist ideologies. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a national state of emergency on Feb. … Continue reading Black and Indigenous protesters are treated differently than the ‘convoy’ because of Canada’s ongoing racism
Rosalind Gill, City, University of London and Shani Orgad, London School of Economics and Political Science With Valentine’s Day around the corner, advice about confidence is proliferating. British Vogue enjoins women to boost their sexual confidence with slogans like “feel good in your body” and say goodbye to negative talk. Meanwhile Selfridges promises shoppers a sex and relationship “MOT”, in which “confidence coaching” for women … Continue reading Confidence culture tells women to be more self-assured – but ignores the real problems
Johnny Depp played Tonto in The Lone Ranger (2013). Depp has claimed some Native American heritage in the past. (Disney) Celeste Pedri-Spade, Queen’s University, Ontario https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/we-are-facing-a-settler-colonial-crisis–not-an-indigenous-identity-crisis It wasn’t until very recently that I heard the term “re-indigenization” used in academic spaces. I’m familiar with Indigenous resurgence and how it’s connected to the restoration and reparation happening within Indigenous communities — work that often focuses on healing … Continue reading We are facing a settler colonial crisis, not an Indigenous identity crisis
