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Drake Put Toronto on the Map. A University Put Him in the Syllabus
The hip-hop star’s influence on Toronto has been enormous and now includes a Ryerson University course deconstructing him.
Your Monday Briefing: Djokovic’s Appeal to Australia
Plus violence in Kazakhstan and the release of an imprisoned Saudi princess from jail.
Billionaire’s Star Rises as She Takes Bold Stance on Racism in Brazil
Luiza Trajano turned a small family store into a retail giant. Now, a company policy limiting its executive training program to Black applicants is drawing praise, outrage and much soul-searching.
Even in Retirement, Desmond Tutu Remained South Africa’s Moral Compass
The Nobel laureate retired from public life over a decade ago, but he continued to advocate social justice, gay rights and environmentalism.
The Pandemic Has Your Blood Pressure Rising? You’re Not Alone.
Average blood pressure readings increased as the coronavirus spread, new research suggests. The finding portends medical repercussions far beyond Covid-19.
Josephine Baker Inducted Into French Panthéon
President Emmanuel Macron hailed the American-born dancer and French resistance fighter as a symbol of unity in a time of sharp division.
Writing About a Past Injustice Helped Her See What Has and Hasn’t Changed
Nadifa Mohamed is a Booker Prize finalist for her novel “The Fortune Men,” a story about a false accusation and the tragedy that resulted.
After Del Rio, Calls for Fairer Treatment of Black Migrants
The treatment of Haitians apprehended in Del Rio, Texas, has galvanized civil rights groups and others to press for change.
French Court Convicts Magazine Over Racist Portrayal of Black Lawmaker
The magazine caused an outcry last year after it published a fictional narrative depicting the legislator as an enslaved African.