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Editor’s Note: Athletes don’t have to stay out of politics
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In the midst of the Black Lives Matter movement, the NBA began to allow players to display approved slogans on their jerseys while they play. Some of the slogans included Black Lives Matter, Say Her Name, I Can’t Breathe, Equality and Education Reform, all of which are pointed messages about racial injustice and other interrelated…
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Looking at systemic injustice and anti-Black racism in the Waterloo region
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The ongoing Black Lives Matter protests are leading the way for critical discussions around race and racism and, more specifically, anti-Black racism. These global protests followed after the death of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man who was killed by members of the Minnesota police force on May 25. While the protests are shedding a…
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Thousands come together in solidarity with Black Lives Matter march on Wednesday
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On June 3, an estimated 20 000 people attended the KW Solidarity March for Black Lives Matter to protest and raise awareness for the many lives lost to police brutality. The march, which began at 44 Gaukel Street in downtown Kitchener, happened in response to racial injustice against Black and racialized folks. Attendees of all…
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Peaceful Black Lives Matter march to take place in Kitchener
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On June 3, the “KW Solidarity March for Black Lives Matter” will take place at 44 Gaukel street, across the street from Victoria Park, Kitchener. This march, set to begin at 5 pm on Wednesday, is a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with those who have lost their lives to police brutality, institutionalized racism and anti-Blackness. …
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Predicting the cast of the Tiger King biopic
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I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that Nicholas Cage has been cast as Joe Exotic in the upcoming biopic based on his life. Sure, I’m about a month late on all the Tiger King talk, but it’s always fun to speculate about the casting of a biopic, especially with such a primitive, dysfunctional…
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