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Derek Chauvin was STABBED - do I care?
Derek Chauvin was stabbed in prison.
Black Canadians and Public Education by UNESCO Shows Missing Black History Education
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
The Cleopatra Controversy: Jada Pinkett-Smith's Netflix Documentary Sparks Internet Drama
The Dahmer Effect
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...
REALLY, L'Acadie Nouvelle?
Dropping the Ball in 2022 On August 16th, L'Acadie Nouvelle, described on Wikipedia as an independent French newspaper published in...
Our Condition: Working While Black – A Documentary by TAIBU CHC
As part of my day job, I get the opportunity to support Community Health Centres and learn about their endeavours. What always fills me...
Recommitting to Sobriety and The Sober Black Girls Club
It has been almost three years since I first moved from Toronto to Ottawa, built a relationship with my father, promised I would get...
What Robert Tay-Burroughs' Stepping Down from Systemic Racism Commissioner Advisor Means
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...
Dissecting a Post From a Troll
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....
Two Years Since the Death of George Floyd, Weeks since the Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
May 25th marked the two year anniversary of the night we watched a police officer ecstatically murdering a man in the streets, on camera,...
Micro racism is still racism.
Things like making fun of an accent, making jokes about cultural stereotypes, referring to individuals as a food associated with their...
The Blackened Room
open the door step inside the contours of your fear caress the warp in your perception that braids devastation to your cranium tight like...
Black designers who made Fashion Art Toronto innovative
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...
Skin Folk Isn't Kin Folk
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...
If there’s WHITE people and BLACK people … then why aren’t I GREY?
(originally published Dec 9th, 2021) Words. Word words, words. Why do we use them? What do they mean? Who teaches us their meaning, and...
Who is “White” Anyway?
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...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
MAKING IT THROUGH THE STORM – How BLM and COVID Could Catapult Black Businesses
PUBLISHED ON APRIL 15, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC So far the blogs I’ve written this month have tried to shed light on the experiences I, as...
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Jan 23, 20223 min read
The Importance of Inclusion in Canadian Fashion
PUBLISHED ON APRIL 8, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC In last week’s article, I discussed how white I perceived the fashion scene in Toronto to...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
The Whiteness in the Canadian Fashion Scene
PUBLISHED ON APRIL 1, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC After three years of modelling in Moncton, I had been afforded the opportunity to write for...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
“Where’d You Get Your Tan?” – International Day of Elimination of Racial Discrimination
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 25, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC In the four months I’ve been writing this blog, I have felt the most hopeful I ever have...
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Jan 23, 20225 min read
The Story of My Body
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 18, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I never cared much about my body until people started to hate me for it. According to...
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Jan 23, 20225 min read
The Importance of Politics for People of Colour
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 11, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC From an early age my mother instilled in me the importance of voting. My mom never...
Mulugeta Morrison
Jan 23, 20223 min read
Mulugeta Morrison’s Story
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 5, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC This weeks blog has been taken over by Mulugeta Morrison, a 16 year old that I was happy to...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
The Missing POC’s in AA
PUBLISHED ON MARCH 4, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC In a previous blog I explored the stigma around alcoholism and addiction, how struggling...
Mulugeta Morrison
Jan 23, 20224 min read
L’histoire de Mulugeta Morrison
PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 25, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC This weeks blog has been taken over by Mulugeta Morrison, a 16 year old that I was...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
The Big Deal About Blackfishing
PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 18, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC In many conversations I’ve been having recently, Blackfishing and white people...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
Why I Hated Black Men
PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 11, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC Growing up, my mom was a single mother, and never dated anyone the entire 22 years...
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Jan 23, 20225 min read
Racism in Dating
PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 4, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I was in high school when a boy said “I want some chocolate milk in my diet” as a means...
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Jan 23, 20223 min read
RACISM IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY
PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 28, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I have worked in the beauty industry for 5 years now, and have seen it grow and evolve...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
Experiencing Poverty in New Brunswick
PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 21, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC One of the few aspects in my life that I don’t tend to discuss openly is growing up in...
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Jan 23, 20225 min read
The Stigma Around Addicts
PUBLISHED ON JANUARY 14, 2021 BY HILLARY LEBLANC The first time I had alcohol it was rubbed on my gums to numb them from teeth growing...
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Jan 23, 20223 min read
Hair Goals?
PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 24, 2020 BY HILLARY LEBLANC Over two years ago I wrote a blog about my hair journey up until that point. I...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
Asking Blacks if they Can Handle the Cold is Racist.
PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 17, 2020 BY HILLARY LEBLANC Recently, podcast guest Tamara Steele discussed the difference between unintentional...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
Black and Bisexual
PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 10, 2020 BY HILLARY LEBLANC I never grew up questioning my sexuality. I was too busy worrying about being teased,...
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Jan 23, 20223 min read
Dear white FRIENDS: You Don’t Need To Apologize For Being White
PUBLISHED ON DECEMBER 3, 2020 BY HILLARY LEBLANC After a month of writing articles for Black in the Maritimes I have noticed a trend I...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
Modelling in New Brunswick as a Lightskin Woman
PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 26, 2020 BY HILLARY LEBLANC When I first began modelling, I was 21 years old. My mom had been diagnosed with...
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