systemic racism
Editor of Progressive News Site Quits Over Systemic Racism, Labour Practices
In his resignation letter, Matthew DiMera, rabble.ca's first Black editor-in-chief, said it's "increasingly clear that my contributions have not been valued and that there is no future here for me."
Black Artists Built the Music Industry. It's Time They Got Their Dues
Introducing Unpaid Royalties, a series about the myriad ways that the music industry exploits Black artists—and what's being done to change them.
Indigenous Peoples Fear Racism in Hospitals. Joyce Echaquan's Death Made It Worse
Echaquan's death in a hospital in Joliette, Quebec, while nurses made racist comments about her has made some Indigenous peoples increasingly fearful of going to the hospital for help.
California Bill Would Mandate 'Crime Prediction' Algorithms Instead of Cash Bail
The bill would require judges to use discriminatory "risk assessment" tools to predict future criminality, with no possibility for appeal.
U.K. Immigration Lawyers Fought a Racist Algorithm and Won
In the first case of its kind, the U.K. government has stopped using an automated system that discriminated against visa applicants based on their nationality.
Toronto Construction Workers Keep Finding Nooses Hanging At Their Sites
Police are investigating hate crimes after four nooses were found at three different Toronto construction site in June.
Over 1,000 AI Experts Condemn Racist Algorithms That Claim to Predict Crime
Technologists from MIT, Harvard, and Google say research claiming to predict crime based on human faces creates a "tech-to-prison pipeline" that reinforces racist policing.
Journalists At Canada's Biggest Conservative Newspaper Revolt Over Column Denying Racism
In audio from a town hall, National Post journalists are heard grilling their editors about the publication of Rex Murphy’s column. The opinion editor called it a “fuck up.”
Cops Are Getting Fired Over Their Racist Social Media Posts
In the wake of George Floyd’s killing and a national uprising, police officers are actually facing backlash for their entries into a canon of bad online behavior from law enforcement.
Look at All the Ridiculous Excuses This School Trustee Used After Calling A Parent the N-word
Nancy Elgie said a terrible thing. Then she made it worse.
Dear White People, Please Stop Pretending Reverse Racism Is Real
It's literally impossible to be racist to a white person.
Here’s What We Can Learn from the Lasting Rise in Post-Brexit Hate Crimes
Until we talk about what makes people recoil from difference in the UK, the figures will always feel abstract.