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Rethinking Racism After a Year of Pandemic
I was completely ignorant about “race” and “racism” before I came to Canada, and it took me a long time to realize my ignorance. It is not the responsibility of other communities to educate us, but our job to actively reflect and keep learning.
Resisting Normal Learning after COVID-19
Why I don’t want to go back to the learning of when times were normal.
Anti-Feminists: Why Women Stand Against Women
Can a group that opposes such a popular movement have any valid arguments?
Post-Pandemic Intimacy: What Can We Look Forward To?
Resisting socializing is easy for some—that might be a problem
How Ancestry Sites can Help and Harm
In a couple clicks, your family tree can be full of forgotten memories, both happy and hurtful.
Black History Month: Through the Writing of Food
I shall forever be a learner of other cultures, as learning through food and books are the most enjoyable way to start this journey.
21 Black Futures - Beyere, In conversation with the director, Lisa Karen Cox
Lisa Karen Cox speaks to us about the creation of Beyere—a story centered around the preservation of culture and heritage through language, specifically in ASL, and her experience being a part of 21 Black Futures.
Judging Books by their Cover
It has taken me 18 years to realize there is much more to a story than what it presents itself to be.
Abigail Whitney, Artist Feature - 21 Black Futures
Abigail, a UofT alumni, shares her gratifying experience working on 4/21 Black Futures monodramas, as her creative voice adds to the nuanced and diverse stories of Blackness being created, produced, and celebrated by 63+ Black artists across Canada.
Sister Rosetta Tharpe and the Road to Rock and Roll Royalty
Over 100 years after Tharpe was born, her name is still alive.
For all of Those Who Stayed
For the past year, I’ve doubted once and once again if I made the right choice when deciding to stay. I know for sure that I am not the only one who feels that way, that the doubt of our choice is always on the mind of every international student. I am writing for all of us who decide to stay during this difficult time.
Celebrating Black Women in Cinema
Film might be one of the most effective mediums for people to touch our hearts. Here’s to the powerful Black women that have touched ours, and have changed the way Western society viewed them.
Twice Numb (On Paralysis and Depression)
This has been the worst episode of Scrubs of all time.
Akram Khan - “My Body is a Living Museum”
An alive archive, the creative genius Akram Khan’s journey of passion.
The Hippie Movement: Living Their Legacy
How far has the “Make Love, Not War” mentality come today?
Understanding The Punk Movement of the 70s
What happened when the world was ready to move on from the “give peace a chance” narrative?
When Life is a Roller Coaster but I have Motion Sickness
The “roller coaster” of life had taken all of us running wildly, and none of us knew where we were heading to.
Tan France, More Than Just a Style Expert
You are what you eat? No. You are what you wear.
How to Break Up with your Toxic Best Friend
Focusing on yourself instead of others isn’t being rude, it’s self-care.
All The Possible Ways It Ends
I can see in so many other universes, the year could have been so much better, or so much worse. While I can not tell where the future leads in my own universe, I accept the lessons it taught me and appreciate the person it made me become.
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