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Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison.

As Clinton and I have discussed several times on this podcast, our education system is failing teaching Black History in an appropriate...

The Cleopatra Controversy: Jada Pinkett-Smith's Netflix Documentary Sparks Internet Drama

Cw: Mentions of Murder,Cannibalism and sexual assault Now that Halloween has come and gone it’s time to talk about who wore it worst? I’m...

Dropping the Ball in 2022 On August 16th, L'Acadie Nouvelle, described on Wikipedia as an independent French newspaper published in...

As part of my day job, I get the opportunity to support Community Health Centres and learn about their endeavours. What always fills me...

It has been almost three years since I first moved from Toronto to Ottawa, built a relationship with my father, promised I would get...

If you've been following me for a while, even outside of BlackLantic, you know that I have been extremely skeptical of the work of the...

On our page, one specific man has continued to comment on our posts about how we are the actual racists because we hate white people....

May 25th marked the two year anniversary of the night we watched a police officer ecstatically murdering a man in the streets, on camera,...

Things like making fun of an accent, making jokes about cultural stereotypes, referring to individuals as a food associated with their...

open the door step inside the contours of your fear caress the warp in your perception that braids devastation to your cranium tight like...

This week I had the honour to both model at and attend Fashion Art Toronto. Fashion Art Toronto, directed by Vanja Vasic, is now the most...

I hate writing about problems I have with other people who are also racialized. It feels like I shouldn't complain about my brothers or...

(originally published Dec 9th, 2021) Words. Word words, words. Why do we use them? What do they mean? Who teaches us their meaning, and...

In a recent conversation with some (white) friends, I was asked who I thought was “white” and admittedly I was stumped. I sure know I am...

For the past few years, I have been on a self-confidence journey, and while the first few years were unsuccessful this past summer was a...

Big Yikes. In case you missed the Oscars on Sunday the bigger controversy which is overshadowing everything else is Will Smith slapping...

The first 843 times I was asked “Where are you from?” in New Brunswick it didn't bother me so much. It was that 844th time that it really go

I would be an insensitive writer if I didn’t note that times are tough. If the last few years of the pandemic have taught me anything, it...

My relationship with my hair has always been a rocky one. As a young child, I had these long dark curls that would spring into perfect...

I was born without a silver spoon in my mouth, as were my parents and my older brothers, but by the time my younger sister was born, that...

Finally almost home. This bag couldn’t be heavier. Bus driver was nice enough. I wonder if he thought I was nice for saying thank you....

As we all know, Black History Month is around the corner. The time of year where in Canada, we re-learn that Rosa Parks did not sit at...

When I was growing up; discussions about the police were minimal. I knew they were there to “Protect and Serve” but didn’t fully...

My name’s Clinton Davis, and I’m inspired by the inspired. Surround yourself with people who make you better, not worse. Doing things...

PUBLIÉ LE 7 OCTOBRE 2021 PAR HILLARY LEBLANC J’ai l’impression que ce titre va faire rire les personnes qui lisent souvent ce blogue,...

PUBLIÉ LE 12 NOVEMBRE 2020 PAR HILLARY LEBLANC Quand j’avais deux ans, ma mère m’a emmenée au centre commercial Highfield Square sur la...

PUBLIÉ LE 26 NOVEMBRE 2021 PAR SAVANNAH THOMAS La première fois que j’ai réalisé que je n’étais pas blanche, j’étais assise dans ma...

PUBLIÉ LE 29 NOVEMBRE 2021 PAR HILLARY LEBLANC J’ai commencé à lire Out of The Sun: On Race and Storytelling d’Esi Edugyan. Elle m’a...

The first time I realized I wasn’t white; I was sitting in my third-grade math class. My teacher called on me to answer the question,...

PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 20, 2022 BY HILLARY LEBLANC As Clinton referenced in a previous blog, the most commonly used terminology to describe...

PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 6, 2022 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I was recently invited to watch the Canadian premier of the movie Being Bebe about Bebe...

PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 16, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC When I started this blog in November of 2020, mid pandemic, I didn’t know what it would...

PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 29, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I’ve started reading Esi Edugyan’s Out of The Sun: On Race and Storytelling. So far she...

PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 18, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC In looking at recent racist comments in my yearbook, ways that I was racist to myself...

PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 4, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC This week the Canadian Race Relations Foundation released a report based on a survey on...

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 28, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC In recent years, do to cancel culture groups seem to be willing ton “throw away” or...

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 21, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC This blog was originally written for Byblacks.com Like most people, last week I watched...

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 14, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I will keep this blog short and sweet! With Thanksgiving behind us I would like to...

PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 7, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I feel like people who read this blog frequently may laugh at this opening, but, I...

PUBLISHED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC Ways to educate yourself, participate and learn: https://downiewenjack.ca...