#CitylineReal on Pride

The history and activism of communities of colour and navigating the intersection of culture and queerness.

Guests:

Chevi Rabbit (she/her)

Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware (he/him)

Vivek Shraya (she/her)

Breaking free of the binary to examine the many expressions of gender and sexuality.

Guests:

Geraldine Shecapio (They/Them), advocate for the Two Spirit community 

Andrea Houston (She/Her), journalist and instructor of Queer Media (Ryerson School of Journalism) 

Rain Dove (She/They/I), artist, model, activist 

The last four decades of progress in HIV treatments and research, and what it means to live life as undetectable.

Guests:

Dr. Michael Fanous (they/them), HIV Activist, PharmD RPH

Maluba (she/her), Communications Specialist & Health Advocate

Myles Sexton (he/they), HIV/AIDS & Sobriety Advocate

Exploring the notion of Canada as a safe haven for the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Host Tracy Moore and panellists explore 2SLGBTQ+ discrimination globally before looking at the progress pending at home in Canada.

Guests:

Sean Rehaag (he/him), Centre for Refugee Studies Director, York University

Biko Beauttah (she/her), activist and UNHCR Canaada Goodwill GLAMbassador

Justin Ling (he/him), journalist & author

The #CitylineReal On Race series gives us an opportunity to dive into important conversations. Unfiltered. Unedited. Unflinching. Cityline host Tracy Moore leads honest discussions about race, privilege, and how to achieve systemic change. This episode features: Ravyn Wngz (Artivist and woman of Afro-Indigenous Trans Experience), Lucah Rosenberg-Lee (Brand Consultant and Filmmaker), and Cicely Blain (Founder, Black Lives Matter Vancouver)

The #CitylineReal On Race series gives us an opportunity to dive into important conversations. Unfiltered. Unedited. Unflinching. Cityline host Tracy Moore leads honest discussions about race, privilege, and how to achieve systemic change. Panelists will include historians, academics, activists and young leaders. This episode features: Joseph Smith (PhD (ABD), TDSB Educator), Jodie Glean-Mitchell (Director of the Anti-Racism & Cultural Diversity Office, University of Toronto), and Karlyn Percil (Certified Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Life Coach).

Cityline host Tracy Moore leads honest discussions about race, privilege, and how to achieve systemic change. Panelists will include historians, academics, activists and young leaders. This episode features: Dr. Shelly Tochluk (Author of ‘Witnessing Whiteness’, Professor of Education at Mount St. Mary’s University Los Angeles), and Dr. Ismaël Traoré (Racial diversity and antiracism educator).

This panel discussion focuses on Black activism in Canada – the plight of previous generations and how young activists are pushing for equality and justice today. This episode features: Sandy Hudson (Founder of Black Lives Matter Toronto), Daniel Afolabi (Student activist), Sadie Kuehn (Human rights and justice activist,) Robyn Maynard (Author, ‘Policing Black Lives: State violence in Canada from slavery to the present’).

The #CitylineReal On Race series gives us an opportunity to dive into important conversations. Unfiltered. Unedited. Unflinching. Cityline host Tracy Moore leads honest discussions about race, privilege, and how to achieve systemic change. Panelists will include historians, academics, activists and young leaders. This episode features: Dr. Afua Cooper (Historian and author), Cicely Blain (Founder, Black Lives Matter Vancouver), and Joseph Smith (PhD (ABD), TDSB Educator). This panel discussion focuses on Anti-Black racism in Canada, starting with an overview of how we got to where we are today by understanding our deep-rooted and longstanding racism towards the Black community.

Articles:

https://www.welcometostratagem.com/po…

https://mooreinstitute.ie/2020/06/09/…

https://www.toronto.com/opinion-story…

https://www.thestar.com/news/atkinson…

Reports:

Afua Cooper, Report on Lord Dalhousie’s History on Slavery and Race (2019) https://www.dal.ca/dept/ldp/findings….

Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission/Scott Wortley, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Street Checks Report (2109) https://humanrights.novascotia.ca/sit…

https://www.theblackexperienceproject.ca

Books:

Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibam X. Kendi

The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness by Paul Gilroy

The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson

Films:

Speakers for the Dead (the National Film Board)

Speak it from the Heart of Black Nova Scotia (NFB)

Journey to Justice (NFB)

Long Road to Justice: The Viola Desmond Story (Nova Scotia Govt.)

Ted Talks:

https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_…

Activism is Changing Your Community for the Better:

Discussion of intersectionality, intergenerational trauma. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mEu2…

Join Cityline’s Tracy Moore as she sits down with a variety of guests to tackle important discussions on race and inequality in Canadian society. Looking to evolve the dialogue beyond the headlines, #CitylineReal on Race engages new passionate thought-leaders each episode to delve into specific topics related to racism, with the goal of bringing about impactful change.