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Manitoba housing advocates say they are disappointed the NDP government is scaling back a commitment made by the Progressive Conservatives to create 700 new social housing units. ....
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A Summer of Protest Four organizers from the Prairie provinces reflect on the world they’re fighting for. By Melissa Fundira Four organizers from the Prairie provinces reflect on the world they’re fighting for. By Melissa Fundira The realities of anti-Blackness on the Prairies became hypervisible in the summer of 2020. Massive protests catalyzed by the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis swept across Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta, bringing renewed attention to the many Black and Indigenous victims of police violence in Canada. ADVERTISEMENT The YYC Justice for All Victims of Police Brutality protest on June 3, 2020, began in Calgary’s Kensington area. The march then moved through downtown toward city hall. (Leah Hennel for CBC News) ....
Prairie Portraits Prairie Portraits By Melissa Fundira. Illustrations by Enas Satir. ADVERTISEMENT There are countless Black folks laying the groundwork for brighter futures on the Prairies. They’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in the sciences, sports and arts. They’re taking their rightful place in prairie politics and media. They’re elevating the fight for Black liberation to heights never seen before and showing the full spectrum of Black identity. Ultimately, they’re building a world we can only dream of today, just as the earliest Black settlers in the Prairies did before them. ADVERTISEMENT Below, we give flowers to just a few of the movers and shakers shaping the future of the Prairies. ....