2021

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Millie Redmond: The Flame

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From: Indigenous Toronto

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The story of activist and community-builder Millie Redmond, born on the Walpole Island First Nation in 1917. In 1981, she was chosen as a Woman of Distinction by the YMCA of Toronto for Community … 7 $0.70 Add
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O.J. Simpson, a Passing Uncle

From: Uncle

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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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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The Last Essay

From: My Mother, My Translator

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Confronts Singh’s mother’s death and the last essay she left him for her memoirs. 14 $1.40 Add
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The Tears of Heaven

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s perspective. She learns of her father and sibling’s death and receives a letter from her father, which arrived months after their deaths. 5 $0.50 Add
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Barack Obama and the Paradox of Black Political Power

From: Uncle

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This chapter examines the career of Barack Obama, whose presidential campaign was marked by accusations of disloyalty to the Black community. 16 $1.60 Add
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Dr. Janet Smylie and ‘Our Health Counts Toronto’

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From: Indigenous Toronto

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The story of Dr. Janet Smylie, a Métis physician and research scientist, and the project ‘Our Health Counts Toronto.’ 4 $0.40 Add
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It’s Time to Save the Prairie

Against a Bleak Climate Future, Our Grasslands Offer Hope

From: Divided

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This essay is meant to start a conversation about the link between grasslands conservation and the climate’s future, and gaining a deeper understanding of the natural prairie’s … 13 $1.30 Add
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Leftover Lovers

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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This chapter details the author’s experience with his school’s abstinance only sex education, which was stigmatizing, and the structural oppression that governed the lives of queer … 11 $1.10 Add
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Love Without Pain

From: On Love and Tyranny

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In this chapter, Heberlein explores Arendt’s ideas about love in the context of platonic friendship. 9 $0.90 Add
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Rehras

From: My Mother, My Translator

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A poem about Punjabi being spoken at the Edmonton airport. 2 $0.20 Add
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The Butterflies

From: Three Funerals for my Father

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This chapter is told from the author’s father’s perspective after his death as he looks on his familly in Đà Lạt. 12 $1.20 Add
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The Path Forward

From: The Next Generation of Impact Assessment

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The final chapter focuses on law reform and key changes in the implementation of the Impact Assessment Act (IAA) that are needed to complete the transition of the federal assessment process to an … 21 $2.10 Add
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Amor Mundi

Love of the World

From: On Love and Tyranny

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This chapter probes Arendt’s love of the world, a process of understanding and reconciliation. 4 $0.40 Add
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The Immortal Uncle Tom

From: Uncle

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In the concluding chapter, Thompson summarizes her arguments, and suggests that Uncle Tom is quite possibly the most resilient figure in American history. 5 $0.50 Add
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Elders

From: Between Certain Death and a Possible Future

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In this chapter, the author examines the deaths of her two uncles from AIDS, and the stigma and shame that charactarized her family’s response to this tragedy. 11 $1.10 Add
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Joe Hester: Anishnawbe Health Toronto

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From: Indigenous Toronto

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The story of Joe Hester and his work for Anishnawbe Health, where he is the current Executive Director. 3 $0.30 Add