“That hand is not the color of yours, but if I prick it, the blood will flow, and I shall feel pain. The blood is of the same color as yours. God made me, and I am a Man.” – Ponca Chief, Standing Bear In Canada, the Indigenous community faces ongoing challenges of discrimination andContinue reading “Structural Racism against Indigenous People in Canadian Law Enforcement”
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The Uphill Battle of the Judicial System
“Innocent until proven guilty” offers a comforting illusion, it insinuates the ability to fight for your freedom through trial without prejudice. While this thought is relieving for many, we fail to consider how the verdict is determined before we even set foot into the courtroom. It’s decided by something much more complicated – wealth. Lawyers are indeed an integral part of our society, they defend, sentence and serve us. However, often underrepresented and discarded, are the most critical lawyers of all: Legal Aid Lawyers. Legal Aid Lawyers are public lawyers assigned to those who cannot afford private ones, and while not completely free, they offer affordable prices for a variety of clients. While this may be largely beneficial, there are many faults in this system that negate the affordability of the service. The main flaw in this system lies in the treatment of Legal Aid Lawyers. These lawyers are often underpaid and overworked which often results in the inability to represent and defend their clients to the best of their ability.
Medical Mistreatment of Canada’s Indigenous Population
Minority groups have been and continue to be exploited and discriminated against in the field of medicine. Notable international examples in medical research include the Tuskegee Study, where researchers in Alabama infected African-American men and did not provide them treatment, and the experimentation conducted in Nazi Germany’s death camps, where Jewish prisoners were tortured andContinue reading “Medical Mistreatment of Canada’s Indigenous Population”
ALBERTA’S RACIST ROOTS AND WHY THEY MATTER
As an Albertan, how much do you know about anti-black racism and its beginnings in our community? In 2017, Alberta became the fourth province in Canada to recognize February as Black History Month, and yet still, the majority of Albertans—admittedly, myself included—know very little about the complex history of African-Canadians in our province. So what is that history and why has it been so largely undiscovered? And, more importantly, why should we pay attention to it? In this post, I not only want to discuss and celebrate the rich history of Black peoples in Alberta but delve into the institutionalized racism of the past that has set the stage for the many struggles the Black community still face today.
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