The Daily Ubuntu16 articles · page 1 of 2
Being looked at differently at school
In 2011, Quebec's human rights commission documented the racial profiling experienced by young people, even in schools. Much remains to be done.
ReadCared for by someone who understands
Black people in distress are less likely to see a mental health professional. Researchers and organizations are building care that begins with trust.
ReadDriving without being a suspect
A young Black Montrealer, often pulled over for no reason, took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. The courts recognized racial profiling.
ReadFredy Villanueva, 18, and what the coroner asked of us
In 2008, 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva was killed by a police officer in Montréal-Nord; five years later, a coroner described a chain of errors and called for change.
ReadStaying with discomfort: the suspicion that sticks to your skin
In Montreal, as elsewhere in Canada, young Black people are more often arrested and suspected. Numbers that disturb us, and that ask us to listen.
ReadThe path chosen for you at 14
In the Toronto area, Black students were twice as likely to be streamed into the applied program. Ontario eventually abolished Grade 9 streaming.
ReadThe unspoken: seeing yourself through others' eyes
The Clarks' doll test showed how children end up believing the prejudices held about them. Naming this internalized racism helps free us from it.
ReadAn inquiry that looked not for culprits, but for a path
To respond to the suffering of former residents of a home for Black children, Nova Scotia tried a Canadian first: a restorative public inquiry, designed with them.
ReadAn orange shirt to say every child matters
On September 30, a simple orange shirt recalls the history of residential schools and a collective promise: every child matters.
ReadMerit never arrives alone
The R score measures a rank, not a journey. And in the Toronto area, data show that Black students are suspended far more often.
ReadA law against online hate, still awaited
In 2024, Ottawa tabled a bill on online harms. It died on the order paper, but the question remains wide open.
ReadBorrow a person for twenty minutes
Born in Denmark in 2000, the Human Library lets you borrow a person instead of a book, for the length of a conversation. The idea has travelled the world, all the way to Montreal's libraries.
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