Red Veil – Christianah Adeyemi: Red Veil embodies what it means to be Black living in the present age. There are many limitations Blacks face in the society and behaviours that we have to conform to just because we are perceived differently. This experience of having to be less of yourself is similar to a veil covering our faces and stopping us from being who we really are. However, our...
We as Black women are blessed with an adorning power. We are strong, because by being Black we are forced everyday to go to war with the ideas about our identities that introduce themselves and proclaim who we are as Black women before a word or formality ever escapes our lips. Our skin speaks. We ask it to let our lips do the talking, but it cannot. Its position, coated in histories of...
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in the Toronto Star in August 2020. It is reprinted here with the permission of the author, Anthony Morgan. Anthony is a lawyer and the Manager of the City of Toronto’s Confronting Anti-Black Racism (CABR) Unit. The CABR Unit is responsible for the implementation of the Toronto Action Plan to Confront Anti-Black Racism. Overpoliced and...
Rediscovering Janet Jackson’s 1997 release in a post-Timberlake apology world As someone born in 1998, I was far too young to have any vivid memories of the 2004 Super Bowl (yes, Tom Brady and the Patriots won that one too), the halftime wardrobe malfunction, or the immediate panic that it sparked. However, the subsequent cultural framings of the event have lasted throughout my childhood, and...
At this point into the academic year, the race to the finish line is already underway. It doesn’t take an academic veteran to know that this time of the year is crucial; Marsian energy is officially in full swing. For my non-astrologically inclined folks, this time of the year during a pandemic that has seized in-person interaction at all universities and transformed our living spaces to...
This article will be the first of a three part series and will take a look at the Jane-Finch community from a land use perspective. Shannon Holness, MES(Pl.) is an urban planner from the Jane-Finch community and her lived experience informs her approach to the practice. There are so many changes being introduced to the built environment of the Jane-Finch community. The Finch West LRT will spur...
Note: This article was written in response to Charn, J. (2013). “Celebrating the “null” finding: Evidence-based strategies for improving access to legal services” Yale Law Journal, 122, 2206. Charn takes an analytical approach in deconstructing the value of the right to counsel. Drawing on empirical studies of how litigants represented by lawyers fared in comparison to litigants with...
What do Shaquille O’Neal, Occupy Wall Street, and internet pizza connoisseur Dave Portnoy have in common? Well, more than you might think. The GameStop saga, the growth of crypto and the recent proliferation of blank cheque corporations are all expressions of a much deeper cultural phenomenon bubbling underfoot. In recent weeks, the financial markets have dramatically re-entered the popular...
It has been ten years since the revolutionary high of the 2011 Arab Spring protests rippled across the Middle East and North African nations, underscoring the heavily fragmented nature of relations between rulers and the ruled. Despite the wave of protests that erupted in nations across the region, there were limited victories, and, to this day, the political and economic crises that fueled the...
Nearly one year into the COVID-19 pandemic, one issue still being litigated in family law courts is whether children should attend school in-person or via remote learning on Zoom. After about a semester and a half of law school via Zoom, you probably have strong opinions about virtual learning and whether it’s a reasonable alternative to in-person education or a dumpster fire. Parents...
There are many negative stereotypes surrounding lawyers, such as being hyper-zealous, aggressive, soulless, and solely driven by monetary rewards. This stereotyping may be reinforced through the admission processes put in place by law schools in who they accept. To combat this stereotype, some law schools are creating classes, seminars, and workshops to promote ethical lawyering themes such as...
A Game-Stop Story This story is meant to be a follow up to my good friend Brandon’s informative piece on GameStop from Issue 8. I’ve been following this saga from the very beginning and am very much in the camp of the retail investor, so take what I’m going to say with a grain of salt. With that being said, what has happened with $GME is, and I don’t put this lightly, one of the most disgusting...
Emme Montgomery, better known by her online handle Negaoryx, has recently gone viral over her takedown of a troll in the comments of her Twitch stream. Those of you who proudly or shamefully lurk the web may remember her from another viral incident, one that led to her becoming known as the “Last of Us bunny girl.” During a livestream of herself playing the highly popular adventure game The Last...
By the time this article is published, reading week will be over. Many 1Ls will have interviewed with top firms through the first year recruit, only to face a subsequent rejection letter or simply be “ghosted”. Others will not have gotten any interviews at all. While rejection can be disappointing, it’s important to remember that most 1Ls will not receive a summer placement as a result of the OCI...
It has been nearly one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. It has been more than one year since Canada reported its first case of the virus: carried into Canada by an international traveler. In March of last year, Ontario declared an emergency under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act with the aim of curtailing the spread of the virus. Within the...
The Wire is a cop drama. The Wire is a study of the systemic and institutional racism that remains incredibly relevant in North America today. The Wire is a character study of some of the most common yet elusive American people—those who you don’t learn about in history textbooks, but those who are inherent in every society. There are many different ways to describe The Wire but none of these...
J.S. Bach hardly needs an introduction. I could have named the article “My Music: Bach” and you most likely would have known whom I was talking about—notwithstanding the fact that there are a number of other fine composers named Bach. Indeed, Bach’s reputation is such that, while his music is unquestionably great, I sometimes wonder whether he unfairly overshadows his contemporaries. Are we still...
How Mark Messier “guaranteed” himself another victory, this time in Court In a career full of accolades, the greatest moment in hockey legend Mark Messier’s time in the NHL came after a guarantee. As captain of the New York Rangers, Messier “guaranteed” his team would come back and defeat their rival New Jersey Devils in Game 6 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals to tie the series. The man they...
How the Toronto Maple Leafs managed to outdo themselves yet again Last Monday, the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators renewed acquaintances for the 150th meeting of the “Battle of Ontario”, with the two teams on polar opposite ends of the NHL Standings. The Maple Leafs entered the game with the league’s best record of 11-3-1, pacing the rest of the NHL with 23 points. They had gotten off to...
How the internet tried to get back at Wall Street by harming people the same way Wall Street does Historically it has been the big traders with deep pockets who have bullied little traders in the markets, but the rise of retail investing has shifted the firepower. GameStop is the latest demonstration of strength by retail dollars, causing institutional short sellers to get burned and abandon...
What the international community can learn from one another As the clock struck midnight, it seemed that the international community was holding its breath for a new year. There were hopes that with a new year would come relief from rising case counts, ICUs pushing full capacity, and increasingly tighter lockdown restrictions. Nevertheless, much of the international community currently remains in...
The results of the People’s Climate Vote, a survey conducted by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), covered over 50 countries and polled over 1.2 million people to assess public opinion on climate change. UNDP said that the poll was the world’s biggest survey ever of public opinion on climate change. It asked respondents if climate change was a global emergency and if so whether they supported...
Achievement unlocked. In January, Elon Musk clinched the title of the world’s richest person for a few days after surpassing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Bloomberg’s billionaires’ list. Musk’s wealth skyrocketed by more than $150 billion in the past 12 months as Tesla’s share price surged 743 per cent in 2020. Tesla’s annual sales rose 36 per cent last year, and the world’s ‘buzziest’ enterprise...
Part 1 First, some context An initial public offering (IPO) or in layman’s terms, ‘going public’, is arguably one of the most important moments for any business and certainly one of the biggest pay-days for its founders and early investors. But what is an IPO? Put simply, an IPO is a manner in which businesses can raise capital through the public markets whereby shares can be bought and...
RE: Smearing, Silencing, and Antisemitism Dear Editors, Nobody questions (so I hope) Professor Bhabha’s right to criticize Israel. Nobody should even challenge his right to provide a selective, one sided, and even false history in the form of half-truths. And it is entirely off the point that I agree with much of what he says as to the former but disagree as to the latter. Where he crossed...