Walking in two worlds is arduous when it feels like you are being pulled in different directions and pressured to…
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Indigenous Lives Matter is a four-part article series featuring Métis, First Nations and Inuit writers talking about the Indigenous experience…
Indigenous Lives Matter is a four-part article series featuring Métis, First Nations and Inuit writers talking about the Indigenous experience…
Numbers don’t lie. Poverty and incarceration rates are growing rapidly within Indigenous communities – Jesse Mousseau To be Canadian is…
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to share different opinions in public, whether on our website or…
Sitting here watching a documentary on The Underground Railroad, it’s interesting to see how many white people, including Christians and…
Hollywood’s exploitation of Black Culture is sinister and dangerous. Ground zero for this exploitation is none other than hip-hop. They…
During interview prep for my discussion on CBC Radio I was asked, “What’s the way forward?” after the murder of…
This week, Ottawa got a rare dose of star power. Wu-Tang Clan and 36 Chambers ALC announced an initiative to…
Dear Ottawa hip-hop and R&B artists, Over the past few years, I’ve done quite a bit in the Ottawa hip-hop…
In her first opinion piece for SHIFTER, downtown Toronto teacher, Avril Addie, explains why teachers are striking in Ontario and…
Being Black in Canada is a four-part Black History Month article series from SHIFTER editor Kevin Bourne Ottawa is having…
