Genres: Racism
The Color of Law – Richard Rothstein
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The Color of Law looks at how redlining affected the wealth of Black Americans after Word War 2. From not letting Black Vetrans get the financing that all Vetrans were supposed to be eligible for, to breaking up Black neighbourhoods for “public projects” this is a sobering look at how white people stole wealth from
The Skin We’re In – Desmond Cole
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Desmond Cole takes a look at a year of black activism in Toronto. He covers the colonial roots of Canada, how many of the institutions were built to remove rights from Indigenous peoples, and police black lives. He says that a central responsibility of policing is forcing black and Indigenous lives to conform to the
