I was a teenager in 2008, 14 to be exact. I’d just started high school, my mother was teaching English in Japan and Barack Obama was running in his first presidential election. On election night, mom called the house to make sure that my sister and I were watching as the results poured in. She mentioned several times that this was a historic moment and she was clearly very excited. At the time, I didn’t know I wanted to be a journalist so news and politics didn’t interest me much. I’d heard Young Jeezy’s “My President is Black” and seen…

PRESS RELEASE by Black Action Defence Committee: The trial of Toronto Police Constable Michael Theriault and his brother Christian Theriault, charged in the brutal beating of 19-Dafonte Miller, knocking his left eye out causing it to be surgically removed and breaking his jaw bone, orbital bone and wrist, among other injuries will resume in Oshawa Court on Wednesday, January 29th 2020 at 9:30 am for submissions.

Just about every journalist of colour can likely relate to being one of the 'few of their hue' in their post-secondary program. I know I was. I made mental notes but didn’t dwell. After all, it’s not like this was my first such experience. Journalists of colour across the country report this situation remains unchanged: in journalism programs across the country, we make up only a fraction of the class. Smaller still are the number of graduates who are able to continue on as professionals and follow through with their dreams.

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