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Desmond Cole

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in Red Deer, AB, Canada

April 09, 1982

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Desmond Cole is a Canadian journalist, activist, author, and broadcaster who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Cole hosts a weekly radio program on Newstalk 1010. He was previously a columnist for the Toronto Star and has written for The Walrus, NOW Magazine, Torontoist, The Tyee, Ethnic Aisle, Toronto Life, and BuzzFeed.

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A family fights to stay together as Canada resumes deportations

Three weeks ago, Emmanuel Asiegbu got a call from Canada Border Services Agency, and was told to report immediately to their offices on Airport Road in Mississauga. As he’s done dozens of times over the past decade, Emmanuel made the trip—his wife Erika and his seven month old son Eshai came with him. CBSA officials told Emmanuel they plan to deport him from the country on Tuesday December 8.

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Average rating: 4.45 · 9,907 ratings · 1,146 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power 4.45 avg rating — 9,907 ratings — published 2020 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“This idea that Canada's racial injustices are not as bad as they could be, this notion of Slavery Lite, of Racism Lite, of what my friend calls the "toy version of racism" is a very Canadian way of saying: remember what we could do to you if we wanted to. Passive-aggressive racism is central to Canada's national mythology and identity.”
― Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power

tags: anti-blackness, canada, racism

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“White supremacy encourages the people it benefits to create their own parallel universe, their own set of facts and explanations about the existence of and prevalence of racism. Even as white people insist that "no one really knows what happened", they can immediately share an explanation that eases their anxiety and shame.”
― Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power

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“it’s a self-fulfilling prophecy—white settlers deny Black communities the necessities of life, then blame us for the social dysfunction that follows.”
― Desmond Cole, The Skin We're In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power

tags: canada, racism

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