police brutality

The Value Of Police Body Cams

With increasing awareness of the wrongdoing that police sometimes perpetrate, video recordings of their interactions with the public are becoming of increasing importance, both in Canada and the United States.…

State Of The Union

I found the following on Facebook, written by a Black man named David Gray. For those interested in going deeper into his post, I have provided links to all the…

Strange Fruit

H/t Michael De Adder Those who say the police are just doing their job are just not paying attention. Be warned. Both of these videos are hard to watch: This…

Not A Pleasing Reflection

Yesterday’s post revolved around the painful reality of Black people having to tell their children, often at a very young age, the harsh facts of racialized life and the things…

So Painful To Watch

George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police is very difficult to watch. I suspect the aftermath will make for equally painful viewing, yet turning away can hardly be…

Our Surveillance Society

While we are both right and justified in our concerns over privacy compromises and violations that modern technology seems to have turned into a tsunami, sometimes that very technology can…

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