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Economy and inequality.
Merit matters. But only if everyone starts from the same line.
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The same apartment, two answers
Turned down for an apartment that the landlord offered the same day to her white partner, a Black Quebecer filed a complaint, and the Tribunal ruled in her favour.
ReadThe tontine, a bank of trust
Rotating savings circles from Africa and its diasporas show how mutual trust can replace interest and credit.
ReadA whole career on the first rung
Black federal public servants allege decades of discrimination in hiring and promotion. Their class action was refused at first instance; the appeal is to be heard this fall.
ReadSame degree, not the same pay
With the same degree, young racialized women graduates earn less than their peers, shows a Statistics Canada study measuring income two years after a bachelor's degree.
ReadThe land of our great-grandparents
In Nova Scotia, Black families have lived for two centuries on land without clear title. Since 2017, a public initiative has finally been helping them get recognized what is theirs.
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