It’s a Canada Thing
‘This is racism pure and simple’ – Report shows racism in Montreal police ranks
This is from the end of September but I forgot to post it then and just came across the bookmark last night so….
“For the second time in as many months, a damning internal report has outlined the breakdown of policing in Montreal’s most troubled neighbourhood, going so far as to accuse officers of “racism.”
The Montreal Police Service had intended to keep the newest report secret and the city is facing accusations that it was trying to suppress the study.
But the coroner heading up the ongoing inquest into the death of 18-year-old Fredy Villanueva is weighing whether to allow it into evidence, something the police union and city oppose.”
Hockey Coach Greg Walsh Faces Ban from the OMHA for Opposing Racial Slur
Despite the strides made by current Black NHL players like Calgary Flames captain, Jarome Iginla and Montreal Canadiens player, P.K. Subban and many others, racism is alive and well in hockey! To wit:
“Coach Greg Walsh pulled his Peterborough minor league hockey team off the ice after an opposing player hurled a racial slur at Andrew McCullum, one of his teenaged team members and no one apologized.
Two weeks later, Walsh is watching his house league team from the stands while he serves an indefinite suspension from the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). Meanwhile, the player who used the taunt and his two coaches received three-day penalties and are playing again.
Because of a Hockey Canada rule on “refusing to start play,” Walsh could be barred from coaching for up to a year.”
WTF??! Greg Walsh is a stand-up guy who absolutely did the right thing by taking a principled stand against behavior that has no place in civil society in 2010. The Ontario Minor Hockey Association should be ashamed of themselves for the position they have taken here! Don’t let them get away with this travesty. RT this story with the hashtag #SupportGregWalsh.
Hit the jump for more including an interview with Greg Walsh done by the CBC…. (more…)
New Mixtapes from Nick Catchdubs and Fool’s Gold Records
Why are these two things lumped together? Because the homie, Nick Catchdubs is not only an O.G, blogger extraordinaire but also the co-owner, along with Kanye tour DJ and fellow Canadian, DJ A-Trak, of Fool’s Gold Records, the label that first introduced the world to Kid Cudi! Here’s their latest compilation project, Fool’s Gold Vol. 1 for sale at fine digital outlets everywhere but streaming for you right here:
Tracklisting:
01. Treasure Fingers f. Haley Small – Keep Up
02. Vega – No Reasons (Tensnake Remix)
03. Sammy Bananas – Move Your Body
04. Trackademicks – The Best Stroke
05. A-Trak f. CyHi Da Prynce – Ray Ban Vision
06. Kid Sister – Don’t Stop Movin
07. Lil B – Freeze
08. The Suzan – Animal
09. Flosstradamus – Cape Town Get Down
10. LA Riots – Control Your Tuba
11. Congorock – Babylon (Riton Remix)
12. Kingdom f. Tiombe Lockhart – Remember
13. Jokers Of The Scene f. vitaminsforyou – Power Slave
14. Nacho Lovers – Zero Time *
* I think this might be my favorite record on the comp’ mostly ‘cos it sounds like some old school deep house sh-t. So glad that sound seems to be coming back into vogue.
Now hit the jump one of Nick’s DJ mixes from earlier this year but just posted to his new Soundcloud, Pink Lemonade. (more…)
Former Toronto Police Officer Claims He’s Not Racist for Wearing Blackface Halloween Costume…
While leashed to a noose held by his friend costumed as a Ku Klux Klansman! Let that sink in a for a minute while you also look at the photo above taken at the Halloween party they attended….
“”I don’t believe in the KKK. It was a Halloween mistake is what it was,” Terry Nunn told Toronto radio station AM640. The former Toronto police officer says people from work are asking him what he was thinking.”
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BTW: Nunn was Toronto’s Police Officer of the Year in 1981.
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Throwback Toronto Hip Hop prod. by Scott La Rock from StreetBeat, Break’N Out
Two tracks from a 1987 Canadian hip hop compilation called StreetBeat, Break’N Out by pioneering T.dot hip hop groups, Michie Mee & L.A. Luv and Rumble & Strong. The Rumble & Strong track is allegedly the last record Scott LA Rock (of the legendary Boogie Down Productions) produced before his untimely passing. Click HERE to go to the excellent NorthsideHipHop.ca site for more details on this comp.
Rumble & Strong – What Others Sound Like [mp3 download]
Michie Mee and LA Luv – Elements of Style [mp3 download]
[spotted via grandgood]