Last week I had the absolute pleasure and honor to be able to document the Ottawa launch of the book 'The Letters: Postmarked Prejudice in Black and White'

Author Sheila White delivers a detailed presentation about struggles faced by her parents, a biracial couple from Nova Scotia during the 1940s

Her book is a captivating novel about their life and adventures as they moved throughout their life from the maritimes to Toronto. Her father William 'Billy' White, a talented musician and activist, eventually receiving the order of Canada in the 1970s.

A poignant discussion history of racism and prejudice in Canada.

https://youtu.be/qiinOLyqNQU

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Expanding #SystemicSegregation: the escalations against #RacialHistory teaching, in Florida and elsewhere represent #rightwing efforts to retract the progress since the #CivilRights era and push America towards #authoritarianism by permitting states to decide whether they want the #segregated version, or whether they want a more fully #representative and #inclusive version- Prof. Kimberlé Crenshaw. #crt #whitesupremacy #SCOTUS #extremism 
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/04/critical-race-theory-kimberle-crenshaw-segregation-us-democracy