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WEEKLY ROUND UP: APRIL 29

April 29th, 2016     by Caitlin Blennerhassett     Comments

Illustration: Erin McPhee

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Get to know Warsan Shire, poet behind the writing in Lemondae, a visual album that is about so much more than Jay-Z.

Susan Aglukark, an award-winning singer from Nunavut, is going to Ontario’s Attawapiskat First Nation to counsel youth. She offered to provide art journaling workshops following the community’s declaration of a state of emergency after 11 people tried to commit suicide within a 24-hour period.

BLMTO transformed the discussion of race and policy brutality in Toronto, turning street protest into political influence.

There have been reports of mass coral death around the world and scientists are now reporting that upwards of 90% of the Great Barrier Reef is now bleached.

Margaret Wente is at it again.

Check out these plus-size cuties giving tips on androgynous style.

Tags: activist report, art, fashion, gender, indigenous, music, race, recommended reading, youth

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