By the true definition of the term, I am not a boomer – but sometimes I think like one…and sometimes I even look like one. The last...

This is an historic time where The City of Toronto has voted to re-name Dundas Street & Dundas Square. I wonder if we should celebrate as...

When did it become unpopular to apologize or say you were mistaken? As kids, we are taught about right and wrong, and we are taught to...

I recently came across a tweet, where the tweet writer proclaimed: I am convinced that 90% of racial tensions remaining in the West would...

Recently, during a meaningful conversation about the effects of racism and colonization with a friend he mentioned that he did not...

"Violence is Never the path to follow unless destruction is the goal." I've always heard the first 5 words of this phrase, but never...

The only thing that history teaches us is that we are a stubborn, militaristic race. Our past is replete with countless atrocities,...

“The verb “intervene” is a strong word, suggesting a range of actions which are supposed to be lifesaving. The assumption is that...

By now many of you would have seen Will Smith slapping Chris Rock during the Academy Awards. It has sparked debates ranging from Jada’s...

Have you ever heard the saying “You say toh-may-toe, I say toh-maa-toe?” Well, this phrase had me thinking about the state of the world...

Today, as I am looking at what's happening with Russia and the Ukraine, I am fearful. This is just so difficult for me to understand....

I hate my life with an abiding hate That I cannot overcome Is this quote, unquote Normal? Does this all sound too cliché? Do you ever...

February was Black History Month and at work we were with a lot of advocacy effort surrounding that. Prior to Emancipation, Black people,...

I remember being worried about nuclear war as a pre-teen. This would have been during the Cold War and tensions between Eastern and...

This post contains "colourful" language - reader discretion advised. The people in this story are not intended to be a representation of...

In our youth, we have these vivid and wonderful dreams that fuel our lives. They burn as a torch dipped in oil, hot and bright. We can do...

I recently came across a tweet, where the tweet writer proclaimed: I am convinced that 90% of racial tensions remaining in the West would...

The walls grow closer with each passing day Time seems to have slowed down My nerves are torn, tattered and frayed As I sit here in my...

Brian Sankarsingh 2020 The prompt was “What if God appeared said “My name is Jod!” and the disappeared. I know you think mah name is God...

A pantoum by Brian Sankarsingh. Wikipedia defines a pantoum as a form of poetry similar to a villanelle in that there are repeating lines...