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Attendees at the 1892 Colored Catholic Congress included the nation’s first openly Black priest, Augustus Tolton, who stands in the middle of the front row. Wikimedia Commons

The pioneering path of Augustus Tolton, the first Black Catholic priest in the US – born into slavery, he’s now a candidate for sainthood

Augustus Tolton was ordained in Rome in 1886. Previously, the only Black Catholic priests in the US had been men who presented themselves as white.
The second Trump administration has weakened federal civil rights law and is shredding the foundations of America’s racially inclusive democracy. imagedepotpro, iStock/Getty Images Plus

12 ways the Trump administration dismantled civil rights law and the foundations of inclusive democracy in its first year

At its one-year mark, the Trump administration is dismantling the systems that once helped the US move toward a more open and equal democracy.
‘We are winning’, claims politician Enoch Powell to students at York University in 1969 following his notorious ‘rivers of blood’ speech. Alamy/PA Images

Racism never went away – it simply changed shape

When the language of racism lost scientific legitimacy, it changed shape and began targeting cultures instead.
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre walks into the House of Commons with newly elected MP Jamil Jivani in April 2024 in Ottawa. Both have called for an end to DEI measures. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Why DEI needs depth, not death

The future of equity in Canada depends on moving beyond simply counting racialized people in power and instead examining how power works, upholds injustice and can be transformed.
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser speaks at a news conference about a new bill aimed to address hate crimes on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on September 2025. Does the bill go far enough in tackling Canada’s rising hate crime crisis? THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

From warning to reality: Canada’s escalating hate crisis demands action

Canadian policymakers need to take more action on hate crimes. Here are five actions that could make a difference.
Residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, demonstrate for women’s rights in 2018 in front of the Woody Guthrie Centre, which features a mural depicting the folksinger, a native of the state, playing his iconic guitar emblazoned with the slogan “This Machine Kills Fascists”, below the title of his most famous song, “This Land is Your Land”. Vineyard Perspective/Shutterstock

The troubling relevance of Woody Guthrie’s new album, released 58 years after his death

In his lyrics, the folksinger and herald of US postwar social struggles described his era. In some ways, it resembles our own.

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