Tag / racialized communities

Colten — Our relative, our warrior

“And when they ask, ‘Is that your relative?’ I will say, ‘Yes.’” (Sarah Rain) I remember the day Colten died. It was a hot summer day in Regina, Saskatchewan and I had enjoyed a leisurely summer, free of journalism work. I had decided to take a year off from reporting after my mother and sister…
Meet the two African Nova Scotian reporters who helped bring Viola Desmond’s story to light

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign By Sandrinette M. Maniania In 2018, Viola Desmond will be the first woman in Canada to grace the $10 bill. Many now know her story, but a few may not know that it was brought to light by two African Nova Scotian women, 64 years apart.…
Newsrooms need to talk about informed consent when reporting on LGBTQ+ communities

This story was funded by the J-Source Patreon campaign. By Steph Wechsler In August, the CBC was named as a defendant in a lawsuit claiming that Farzam Dadashzadeh, an Iranian refugee now living in Vancouver, was outed in a 2007 documentary called Out in Iran: Inside Iran’s Secret Gay World. The film includes hidden camera footage…