Racism in Sports

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The colour of poverty

The colour of poverty

From: Home and Native Land

Discusses the work of the Colour of Poverty Campaign, born in a legal clinic environment that involved Chinese, Southeast Asian, South Asian, and African communities. It has a mandate to provide … 9 $1.17 Add
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The Great White Hopes
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The Great White Hopes

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter once again explores Indigenous history in Canada and discrimination against Indigenous people in the world of sports and beyond. The author talks about his personal experiences … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Home Stretch
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The Home Stretch

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter discusses racism and the annual Emancipation Day parades and activities in Chatham, focusing primarily on harness racing. 9 $0.90 Add
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The Home Team Wears White
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The Home Team Wears White

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter explores systemic racism in sports in Chatham, Ontario. 11 $1.10 Add
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The International Line
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The International Line

From: On Account of Darkness

This chapter mainly explores Japanese Canadian experience in sports, mainly hockey. 17 $1.70 Add
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“The Lost Tribe of a Lost Tribe”

“The Lost Tribe of a Lost Tribe”

Black British Columbia and the Poetics of Space

From: Black Geographies

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The New Function of the Canadian University

The New Function of the Canadian University

From: You Must Be a Basketball Player

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The Parable of the Textbook

The Parable of the Textbook

Education, Meritocracy, and Why History Matters

From: “Too Asian”?

Where did Maclean’s get the notion that they were honourably defending “merit-based” admissions policies against American racist policies? The idea that only considering … 12 $1.20 Add
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The Police and the Politics of Overstating Harm

The Police and the Politics of Overstating Harm

From: Conflict Is Not Abuse

This chapter examines the expression of overstating harm in which the police are called or the state is invoked in matters where Conflict is misrepresented as Abuse. In trying to understand how … 36 $1.08 Add
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The Problem of Toronto, or Let Toronto Do It

The Problem of Toronto, or Let Toronto Do It

From: You Must Be a Basketball Player

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The Quantum Universe, Chaos and Predictable Patterns

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The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

The Reconstruction of Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

In this chapter, Thompson examines the "Mammy" figure, another stock character who was first depicted in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The chapter also touches on Confederate monuments, and … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Road to Equity of North American Universities – Naming Patterns

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The Skin I'm In

The Skin I’m In

Racism, Sports and Education

This book discusses the role that sport participation plays in the lives of Black male high school students. As a former professional athlete himself, the author brings a firsthand personal … 136 View
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The Structural View

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“Too Asian”?

“Too Asian”?

Racism and Post-Secondary Education

The now notorious Maclean’s article “Too Asian?” from the magazine’s 2010 campus issue has sparked a national furor about race in Canadian higher education. Since the … ; ; ; 224 View