“You can’t let your child wait till they’re 40 to breathe. My child needs to be who they are to be comfortable in her own skin.”

Beauty means so much to queer and trans folks — it is affirmation, it is visibility and, often, it brings out the truest version of ourselves. LGBTQIA2S+ communities are not to be bought; solidarity is not a monthly obligation and support for our communities goes beyond June.

White where we left off: looking back at the day Instagram turned black and what brands and influencers have — or haven’t — done for Black lives since June.

August 1 marks the abolition of the enslavement in British colonies, including Canada. Here, three Canadians explain what the day means to them.

Because the celebration shouldn’t stop when February ends

Black communities have taken to the streets to protest white supremacy during COVID-19 with the knowledge that we can—and will—keep each other safe

Every year on December 6, government buildings fly their flags half-mast and dozens of memorials are held across the country for the 14 women who were killed in the 1989 mass shooting at Montreal’s École Polytechnique. At each,…

The last memory I have of my homeland is sitting in an airplane, naively excited about the adventure my family was about to have. Five-year-old me looked down at the ocean that encircled my small island and hoped wherever we were going was near the water. But as my mother watched the waves of the ocean, she prayed each tide would close the distance between our family, now split in two.

Canada has played an active role in the destabilization of the Haitian government by repeatedly infringing on its sovereignty.

Black Lives Matters Toronto says the Tulloch review offers many positive and required changes, but in some areas it doesn’t go far enough.

Itwas the third class of my intro to journalism class in my first year. It was one of those classes that relied solely on participation marks and the quizzes taken at the end of the class, so everyone showed up just to sleep in the theatre-style seats.

As immigrants, they have become used to fighting for a place to call home. Now, it has evolved in fighting for their right to exist in the world as Black people, which is rooted deeply into their identity.

The co-founders of Black Lives Matter (BLM) Toronto and a USA Today bestselling author were among those honoured at the 2018 John C. Holland Awards in Hamilton Saturday night.

“You can’t have a movement for certain types of people and talk about liberation because all you’re really doing is reworking the power dynamics. If your movement is not representative, then it’s not really a movement. It’s a power shift.”

2016 was our entire community coming together and continuing to resist like we always have, like we always will.

We cried together, we shouted together, we sang together, and it reminded me that we have a community here that is also impacted by racism. It doesn’t only happen in the south, but it is here and present as well

In the way that the media portrays it, there’s no sense of urgency for black women. For queer folks, for trans folks, for black people with disabilities, black people with mental illnesses, there’s no sense of urgency in rushing, in organizing for our lives. And It’s often we have to remind people that our lives matter too,” said Pascale Diverlus, an original member for BLMTO.

When social and public policy negatively impacts a specific community solely, we begin to witness the thin edge of segregation and apartheid.

The last memory I have of my homeland is sitting in an airplane, naively excited about the adventure my family was about to have. Five-year-old me looked down at the ocean that encircled my small island and hoped wherever we were going was near the water. But as my mother watched the waves of the ocean, she prayed each tide would close the distance between our family, now split in two.

As immigrants, they have become used to fighting for a place to call home. Now, it has evolved in fighting for their right to exist in the world as Black people, which is rooted deeply into their identity.

The co-founders of Black Lives Matter (BLM) Toronto and a USA Today bestselling author were among those honoured at the 2018 John C. Holland Awards in Hamilton Saturday night.

“You can’t have a movement for certain types of people and talk about liberation because all you’re really doing is reworking the power dynamics. If your movement is not representative, then it’s not really a movement. It’s a power shift.”

2016 was our entire community coming together and continuing to resist like we always have, like we always will.

We cried together, we shouted together, we sang together, and it reminded me that we have a community here that is also impacted by racism. It doesn’t only happen in the south, but it is here and present as well

In the way that the media portrays it, there’s no sense of urgency for black women. For queer folks, for trans folks, for black people with disabilities, black people with mental illnesses, there’s no sense of urgency in rushing, in organizing for our lives. And It’s often we have to remind people that our lives matter too,” said Pascale Diverlus, an original member for BLMTO.

When social and public policy negatively impacts a specific community solely, we begin to witness the thin edge of segregation and apartheid.