People in Toronto fighting to save a tree that s older than Canada from being cut down
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A 160-year-old Silver Maple tree that s been dubbed the Black Barn Maple locally is at risk of being cut down despite still standing tall and healthy at 95 James Street in Toronto.
The tree and longtime neighbourhood landmark may be destroyed by the construction of a new detached dwelling on the property. Residents of the west Long Branch community are coming together to make sure that doesn t happen.
Judas and the Black Messiah Leads 12th Annual AAFCA Awards With Four Wins, Including Best Film
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“Judas and the Black Messiah” has been named best film by the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA), leading the list of winners at the 12th AAFCA awards with four awards, including accolades for stars Daniel Kaluuya and Dominique Fishback. Director Shaka King will also be honored with the breakout director prize.
“Serving alongside an all-Black producing team, “Judas and the Black Messiah” director Shaka King created a project that permanently enshrines pivotal Black Panther leader Fred Hampton as an American hero,” AAFCA President/Co-Founder Gil Robertson said in a statement announcing the winners. “Released against the backdrop of the present-day Black Lives Matter movement, the film’s message of commitment and sacrifice to social justice is empowering.”
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Teen Vogue s new editor apologizes for past racist tweets after staff complaints: There s no excuse
Jaclyn Peiser, The Washington Post
March 9, 2021
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FILE: Alexi McCammond speaks onstage at Politicon 2018 at Los Angeles Convention Center on October 20, 2018 in Los Angeles.Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images
On Friday, Condé Nast named political reporter Alexi McCammond as Teen Vogue s new editor in chief. By Monday, some of the digital publication s staff members raised concerns about her hiring.
In a statement widely shared on Twitter, more than 20 Teen Vogue staff members pointed to anti-Asian racist and homophobic tweets McCammond posted in 2011 that resurfaced over the weekend, noting they were especially concerned given the recent spate of violence against Asian Americans.
Protesters in court for barricading police precinct in July
PATTY NIEBERG, Associated Press/Report for America
March 9, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this May 30, 2020 file photo, Denver police officers move during a protest outside the State Capitol over the death of George Floyd in Denver. Three protesters accused of barricading police officers inside a suburban Denver police station for several hours last summer during racial injustice demonstrations appeared in court on Tuesday, March 9, 2021.David Zalubowski/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator passes by a banner hanging from a fence outside the Aurora, Colo., Police Department District 1 Substation on 17th Place and Wheeling Street to protest the death of Elijah McClain in Aurora, Colo. Three protesters accused of barricading police officers inside a suburban Denver police station for several hours last summer during racial injustice demonstrations appea