Leading Black Canadians say they hope Greg Fergus can have a positive effect on racial equality in politics in Canada even if they don't think the new Speaker of the House of Commons can have much of an effect on the tone of debate.
Three years after the murder of George Floyd by a police officer in Minneapolis kicked off a wave of protests about racial inequality, financial institutions are still reckoning with their past.
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A new survey asking Americans how they want Congress to address racial equity has shown some variation on the top priorities among different racial groups. The survey, conducted by the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies and NORC at the University of Chicago, presented Americans with several race-conscious issues and asked respondents to identify…