Why the silencing of Yusra Khogali is problematic
Recently, Yusra Khogali, the leader of the Toronto branch of Black Lives Matter, has come under scrutiny for her declaration that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is a “white supremacist terrorist”. …
Black Lives Matter Toronto
Why police presence at Pride parades needs to be rethought
At Toronto’s Pride Parade this July, Black Lives Matter Toronto (BLMTO), an honorary guest of the event, stopped the parade in protest for 30 minutes. At the time of the …
“The War on Drugs”: an examination in light of the #BLM movement
The “war on drugs” is a phrase historically coined by President Nixon that resulted in the dramatic increase in the size and presence of federal drug control agencies, and pushed …