Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Ancestry. Originally published in The Conversation. Ancestry ad depicts a white man in 19th-century clothing standing in front of a Black woman holding a ring telling her they can leave and be…
Written by Dan Guadagnolo, University of Wisconsin-Madison PhD candidate & Ryerson University alumnus. Photo credit The Canadian Press/Tara Walton. Originally published in The Conversation. Buried within Ontario’s 2019 budget is a drastic change to how the province’s publicly funded universities…
Written by April Lindgren, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. An infusion of resources into local news outlets in Thunder Bay may help communities contend with recent reports of systemic racism against Indigenous communities. The Ontario…
Written by Peggy Nash & Patrick Neumann, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. New technology can be distracting for drivers. Engineers need to think more about the human experience when designing workplace and transportation technology. The…
Written by Anika Kozlowski, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Consumers should ask: “who made my clothes” so that they remember the modern slavery conditions imposed on many garment workers. Fashion shouldn’t cost lives and it…
Written by Heather Rollwagen & Ivor Shapiro, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang. Originally published in The Conversation. Finance Minister Bill Morneau participates in TV interviews after tabling his budget, which included a $595 million financial package for…
Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz. Originally published in The Conversation. Montréal’s Olympic Stadium remains the symbol, for better or worse, of the 1976 Games. Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern…
Written by Nicole W. Forrester, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz. Originally published in The Conversation. Montréal’s Olympic Stadium remains the symbol, for better or worse, of the 1976 Games. Pierre de Coubertin, the father of the modern…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Selznick International Pictures. Originally published in The Conversation. The historical depiction of ‘the mammy’ is a racist stereotype, with an enduring impact. Hattie McDaniel (right) won an Oscar for her role in…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit Selznick International Pictures. Originally published in The Conversation. The historical depiction of ‘the mammy’ is a racist stereotype, with an enduring impact. Hattie McDaniel (right) won an Oscar for her role in…
Written by Cheryl Thompson, Ryerson University. Photo credit The Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann Collection © Mickalene Thomas. Originally published in The Conversation. Renowned visual artist Mickalene Thomas has taken over the fifth-floor gallery space of the Art Gallery of Ontario…
Written by Steven Liss, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Many towns in Newfoundland and Labrador have issues with disinfection byproducts created by chlorination. Nothing better symbolizes the state of a community’s public health than the…