Racism
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From ![]() “No One Knows the Mysteries at the Bottom of the Ocean”From: Black Geographies |
Introduction to the themes of the book. Found in black geographies are a history of brutal segregation and erasure, but also processes that inform a different or new approach to the production of … | Clyde Woods; Katherine McKittrick | 13 | 2007 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! No Police at Overdoses |
In No Police at Overdoses illustrators nicole marie burton and Hugh D. A. Goldring examine the overdose crisis in Canada. The chapter explores how, through the use of police to address overdose … | Hugh D. A. Goldring; nicole marie burton | 7 | 2022 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Not Canadian EnoughFrom: On Account of Darkness |
In this chapter, systemic racism against Japanese Canadians during the 20th century is explored.The author muses on the legacy of Bobby Orr and Don Cherry, once models for what it meant to be … | Ian Kennedy | 10 | 2022 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() Not In My Backyard |
The Politics of Race, Place, and Waste in Nova Scotia | Ingrid R.G. Waldron | 23 | 2018 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Not Your MascotFrom: On Account of Darkness |
This chapter discusses racism and mascots in sports. | Ian Kennedy | 8 | 2022 | $0.80 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Nothin’ Going OnFrom: Seven Days in Halifax |
In this chapter, Ashe examines events after Halifax’s 1970 “Encounter on Urban Environment” event, specifically the successful citizens’ campaign to stop thecity from … | Robert Ashe | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() O.J. Simpson, a Passing UncleFrom: Uncle |
In this chapter, Thompson explores the O.J. Simpson trial, which she calls "a symbolic clash between a ‘real’ Black man on trial for his life and an ‘Uncle Tom’ Black … | Cheryl Thompson | 15 | 2021 | $1.50 Add |
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From ![]() Of Presidential Mistresses, Holocaust Survivors, and Long-Lost Ancestors: Secrets in Our BloodFrom: Blood |
From Blood: The Stuff of Life | Lawrence Hill | 41 | 2013 | $4.10 Add |
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From ![]() Oklahoma!: As American as Apple Pie and Broken TreatiesFrom: Bigotry on Broadway |
The author examines the racism and bigotry in Oklahoma!. | David Yearsley | 11 | 2021 | $1.10 Add |
![]() NEW! On Account of DarknessShining Light on Race and Sport |
For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity In many ways, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm … | Ian Kennedy | 213 | 2022 | View |
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From ![]() NEW! Opening the CircleFrom: Decolonizing Equity |
The Introduction states that the collection’s aim is to centre the knowledge, experiences, and voices of Indigenous, Black, and racialized peoples in articulating a vision for decolonial … | Billie Allan; V.C. Rhonda Hackett | 6 | 2022 | $0.60 Add |
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From ![]() Ottawa BoundFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin details his move to Ottawa and how his ambition for advancement was obstructed, ostensibly because of his skin colour. He shares how he fought back against the RCMP, risking his … | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 23 | 2019 | $2.30 Add |
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From ![]() Pain and Pleasure of a New StartFrom: Black Cop |
Calvin’s story of leaving the Halifax Police Department and joining the RCMP as the only black police officer in Newfoundland. He recalls his training in Regina, where he witnessed rampant … | Calvin Lawrence; Miles Howe | 19 | 2019 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Paralyzed and Divided UndergovernanceFrom: Canadian Policing |
In Paralyzed and Divided Undergovernance author Kent Roach studies the underlying justification of police power and examines the question of who regulates the police on federal, provincial, or … | Kent Roach | 33 | 2022 | $3.30 Add |
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From ![]() Part 1 The Myth of Merit The Mythical Meritocracy, or Is the Best Candidate Ever Simply the Best? |
This chapter debunks the myth of the meritocracy, the idea that employers should simply seek out the most qualified applicant for the position. This practice still results in people of colour … | Anthony Stewart | 12 | 2009 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() Part 11 Beyond the Myth of Merit The Problems of Being an Only |
Anthony Stewart | 14 | 2009 | $1.40 Add |















