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“HERstory in Black” showcasing the changing face of leadership

As Canada reaches its 150th birthday during this Black History Month, a photo project showcases 150 successful black women from

Many view people of African descent as inferior and treat us as such. Our only dubious consolation has been that

“Don’t worry when I fight with you, worry when I stop, because it means there’s nothing left for us to

Ever since she was a little girl, Tanya Walker wanted to be a lawyer. The commercial litigator is now set

“In 1991, when video was released of Rodney King being beaten by Los Angeles police officers, Alton Sterling of Louisiana

Barbados-born Canadian Author Austin Clarke passed away on June 26, 2016. Born in 1934, he grew up in Barbados and

I originally intended to write a biographical sketch about Dr. Jeremy Levitt, Canada’s first Black male law dean. A leading

Our society is uncomfortable with difficult dialogues about race, stereotypes, and the salience of racial inequality and inequity. Beginning in

I speak from my standpoint—from where I live and interact with the world. I live in a senior complex, a

May 9, 2016 BornBlack Team 1 Comment

By: Rachel Jones I’ve definitely been away from the US too long, because as I follow the reaction to Beyonce’s