I had a brief conversation with my friend Huda Hassan of The Africana in my living room yesterday. We were speaking about race and the issue that come with communicating about it with people of different races, specifically white people, specifically at her institution of learning, University of Toronto. The question many of us have […]
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Jay Smooth_ Something Racist In Your Teeth
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David Miller_ Commitment (TEDxTO)
I admit I took David Miller for granted, not that I didn’t appreciate that we had a pretty cool mayor for almost a decade, not that I forgot Mel Lastman and his ridiculous commercials; I just didn’t appreciate how bad things could get with out a (self described) ‘progressive Mayor.’ This video reminded me of […]
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Scadding Court Market_ TedxTO Salon Series
My friend Neel Joshi asked me to come and speak at this TedxTO Salon called ‘The Immigrant.’ I am a fan of Ted though it can be quite elite. This one was a little different though. The TedxTO Salon entitled ‘The Immigrant’ was at Scadding Court Community Centre a place were I got my first […]
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