Amplify
America looms large in all our discussions of race, but particularly when it comes to Black history in Canada. We often focus on figures like King and Rosa Parks—but doing so erases Canadian icons and stories, rendering our contributions invisible. It’s this erasure that helps us to point fingers at the U.S., chiding them for their well-documented accounts of racism and discrimination while ignoring our own.
This week, in lieu of my usual sourdough ramblings, I wanted to share some things that are more on topic regarding current events.
My company recently wrapped up two years of managing the editorial for United Way website Local Love. (There are still a few pieces in the hopper to be published, but other than that we’re on hold for creating anything new, for the time being.) I learned so much from the stories we commissioned and edited during that time, including these:
- Why Martin Luther King Jr. matters to Black Canadians (quoted above)
- What it means to be a Black dad of Black sons today
- Unconscious bias is real. Here’s how to fix it
- Toronto exhibit explores history of Black dance in Canada
- A day in the life: Sureya Ibrahim, a.k.a. the “Mayor” of Regent Park
Reading and learning are important, but so is doing. Another story we published that you might find useful is this how-to on talking to racist relatives. And Now Magazine has published a good list of groups to donate to, a couple of which are even food-related. (I’ve just made a donation to FoodShare.)
On the lighter side, I’m considering signing up for TikTok just to follow Tabitha Brown and her vegan cooking tutorials. And I’ve got this chickpea “omelette” from British social enterprise sisterwoman vegan on my to-make list. (Thanks to gal-dem magazine for sharing that one.)
See you next week.
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