Envision a reality where environmental degradation is not a matter of bad luck but a targeted oversight, one that disproportionately impacts your community. Here, the very elements meant to nurture life, air, water, and soil, become silent aggressors under the … Continue reading
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Overcoming Police Racial Profiling and Discrimination in France
Excerpt: An analysis on racial discrimination by police within France and their broader colourblind policies following recent current events: the killing of Nahel Merzouk and the government’s ruling on a pro-police reform class action lawsuit.
France has a rich history … Continue reading
The covert nature of environmental racism and its consequences
Black civil rights leader Benjamin Chavis coined the term “environmental racism” back in the 80s as a way to describe the situation of environmentally harmful facilities primarily in minority communities. Essentially, these communities are disproportionately affected by the pollution of … Continue reading
Le double jeu de la société Québécoise face à ses immigrants
Après la prise de pouvoir de Duvalier, on constate que la population haïtienne cherche à quitter l’île d’Hispaniola et se répartit dans un certain nombre de villes concentrées où la diaspora est déjà implantée telles que Miami, New York, Paris … Continue reading
Shielding Badges: The Genocide of Black Children and Youth in Brazil
The preventable death of a particular group of children and the silence of society and the state's political institutions is infuriating.
Emmett Till’s Lynching Case Officially Closed After 66 Years: A Case Review of Justice and Accountability
The reason that this case made such an impact for the civil rights movement was because it viscerally exposed the extent of racial hatred manifesting from an unconfirmed wink or whistle; especially the level of brutality taken out on a young boy.
The Myth of the Oriental Beauty: The History of the Hypersexualization of Asian Women
After nearly 200 years, Asian women are still not being given the respect and dignity that they deserve, all because of a sick and incorrect stereotype. When will the world stop seeing Asian women through this hypersexualizing and dehumanizing filter?