Racism

Reviewed by Gail Picco: But what Glaude today—and Baldwin in his time—both understand is that the commitment to take down the structures of racism cannot overestimate the generosity of white people and their willingness to change white structures that benefit them every day of their lives.  It will take sheer numbers of Black Americans, Indigenous Americans, people of colour, … [Read more...] about Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and the Urgent Lessons for our Own

Reviewed by Krishan Mehta: In Collecting Courage fourteen Black writers – charity and fundraising leaders from across Canada and the United States – come together to speak truth to power. Or perhaps better yet, to reveal a powerful truth.  [It] is the first and only book that is brave enough to expose the poison that pervades our institutions, corrupts the corridors of power, … [Read more...] about Collecting Courage: Joy, Pain, Freedom, Love

Reviewed by Ginelle Skerritt: As a Black woman, the title of this book, Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind Body and Spirit, sparked intrigue, relief, hope and strangely, joy.  It is the joy of anticipating the appearance of an oasis in the desert; the joy of hoping that at long last, the deeply personal and painful truths that have been hiding inside, will be exposed and … [Read more...] about Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind Body and Spirit

Reviewed by Evan Adamson "A hard but necessary read No Justice in the Shadows by NYU law professor Alina Das uses perusal stories to encourage empathy while also stressing the fundamental rights for immigrants under American constitutional law." … [Read more...] about No Justice in the Shadows: How America Criminalizes Immigrants

Reviewed March 6 2020 by Joanne Linka: "Maya Goodfellow explores how racism was woven into British society and how there is a collective denial about the bloodiness of its empire .” … [Read more...] about Hostile Environment: How Immigrants Became Scapegoats