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I did an earlier blog post describing my support for Nike and Kaepernick’s partnership. I saw the new Nike ad and its message goes far beyond “disrespecting the flag.” It is an inspiring piece that should resonate with anyone, white/black, civilian/veteran etc. Since I have my own pair of Nikes, I have been praying for the…

By now, you’ve likely heard about Nike’s Colin Kaepernick sponsorship. I have previously shared my thoughts on the backlash to Kaepernick’s kneeling, where the protest is often framed as “disrespecting the flag.” In short, I viewed the criticisms as a good example of a double standard. Free speech is the most cherished principle for the…

I was scrolling through Twitter when I came across the below tweet from video game developer, Bungie. As a brief recap, two people were murdered, and ten were injured at a shooting in Jacksonville. The shooting took place at the GLHF Game Bar on Sunday, while the bar was hosting a video game tournament, the…

I know it isn’t February but bear with me. I came across this tweet yesterday. I then retweeted it. My tweet speaks for itself, but I still felt like elaborating. Black History Month is an easy target for the naive colour-blind racists and the more outspoken white supremacists. “Why don’t we have white history month….

Some excitement was generated here in Canada when Victoria’s mayor announced that a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald would be removed from city hall. While Sir John A. Macdonald was Canada’s first prime minister, his reputation is tainted by his establishment of residential schools. The purpose of these schools was to separate Indigenous children…

I think we’ve all been there. Scrolling through the Netflix selection for ten minutes at a time looking for something to watch. I realized that that those ten minutes add up to a precious amount of time so now I either use Kodi to find something I already had on my mind or I play…

I originally intended to do this blog post last week, but Faith Goldy’s bid for mayor resulted in a delay. I can’t recall when excuses such as “I have black friends” became such a popular crutch for racists and racism apologists. While many people see the excuse as outdated, or just played out, it remains…

I wasn’t originally going to blog about Faith Goldy running for mayor of Toronto. When I saw the headline on Twitter I was disappointed, but not that surprised. Trump and his ilk have inspired other outright racists and their supporters, who employ semantic maneuvers to justify their racism. Before I get into this, watch the…

With the repeal of the Liberal sex-ed curriculum, I was almost tempted to discuss the obvious religious pandering and the negative effects this sex-ed curriculum would have on children. However, this op-ed sums up most of my thoughts perfectly. I came across an op-ed at work which actually leads to the main point I want…

Nowadays, people who likely know little about Martin Luther King Jr. like to use his words out of context to derail or ignore conversations about racism. I have picked apart his tactic and also used other excerpts from the “I Have a Dream Speech” to show how this tactic ignores the rest of MLK’s speech….