As a long-overdue conversation occurs nationally and globally on the persistent and systemic nature of anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism within our societies, we know all…
Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2019). Kiley Reid has written a powerful book about being Black in white spaces in…
Spring Magazine spoke with Jillian Primiano, a registered nurse from Brooklyn, about her experience as a front-line worker during COVID-19, the link between racism and…
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale (Verso, 2020). “At root, they fail to appreciate that the basic nature of the law and the…
A few years ago, I was attending a black church in Toronto, and I took pride in attending a place of worship founded in the…
“We know our boss will use this virus to enforce rules he wanted already. He’s using the pandemic as an excuse to get control over…
Through the continued effects of genocide and colonization on Indigenous populations, and of the transatlantic slave trade and its resulting oppression of Black populations, Black…
The Migrant Workers Alliance for Change just released its report of complaints on behalf of over a thousand migrant workers and their organizations. The report,…
Sharon Roberts, Arlene Reid and Leonard Rodriques are all Ontario personal support workers who died as front-line workers during COVID-19. Regis Korchinski-Paquet was killed at…
I am a recent immigrant to Canada, and Toronto is the city I chose to make home. As a woman of colour who is an…
The verb “intervene” is a strong word, bringing to mind a range of actions which are supposed to be life-saving. The assumption is that authorities…
Claudia Jones devoted her life to intertwining struggles against anti-Black racism, sexism, capitalism and imperialism—and for this she was incarcerated, deported, and erased from history
