An open letter to the Freedom Convoy: You are not revolutionaries
On January 6, 2021, just over 2,000 working-class Americans took to the United States Capitol to protest. Convinced that Donald ...
Tag: racism
The struggles of newcomers and rural New Brunswickers are linked – despite what Irving newspapers sell you
The Irving papers want rural New Brunswickers to blame your newcomer neighbour instead of, well, the Irvings. Brunswick News published ...
Historian Mary McCarthy-Brandt cares for her ancestors and Black Loyalists graves
Black graveyards were a major part of Mary Louise McCarthy-Brandt studies when she decided to do her PhD. The thesis, ...
Canada’s Africa-only travel ban reveals the racism shaping Canada’s international policy
Recently, Canada put ten African countries on a no-fly list due to the outbreak of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2. ...
The subtle art of writing about Black people
In your title, start with words like “first,” “Black,” “Black woman,” “person of colour.” Don’t forget to mention how “representation ...
Chronicles of a mixed girl: The skeletons in the closet of Fredericton High
I never thought I would be ashamed of having my name associated with my former high school; up until today. ...
How to nurture racism: The corrupt values of Fredericton High School
Fredericton High School (FHS) recently allowed their grade 12 students to dress up as stereotypical “Black Gangstas” for graduation photos. ...
“Racism exists in New Brunswick: We must use that word”
In February, for Black History Month, we received a message from Assia Hussein asking us to act more concretely. We ...
George Floyd: My vested interest, my responsibility, and the tragedy of American history
An element of all criminal trials is about protecting each member of the body politic. In the Anglo-Saxon legal tradition ...
Black Lives Matter, 1945
David Frank: This is a letter written in 1945 by a young New Brunswick woman. Thelma O’Ree was one of ...
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