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Hogan's Alley was a thriving Black community in Vancouver that was created in the Strathcona area after Black folks were unable to secure housing elsewhere due to racism. This community was small, but extremely successful and vital to supporting the growth of Black women and their entrepreneurial endeavors. Vie Moore and Nora Hendrix -the grandmother of Jimi Hendrix- were vital and well loved memb...

On Saturday, November 5th 2022, Hodan Hashi was brutally murdered at LIT Nightclub in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan by Paige Theriault-Fisher in a club full of people. No one stepped in to help, no one stopped the fight, instead, people pulled out their phones to record the last moments of Hodan’s life, while encouraging Paige to continue her brutal attack which would result in Hodan’s death. After ever...

Peter Nygard is an infamous Winnipegger who used his money, and power for his own sick and twisted greed and fulfillment. He is often referred to as the Canadian Jeffery Epstein, due to his vast sexual based assaults, the fact that he had many high status friends and colleagues (ranging from former U.S. President George Bush, Actor Sean Connery, Former Prime Ministers Jean Chretein, and Brian Mulr...

Peter Nygard is an infamous Winnipegger who used his money, and power for his own sick and twisted greed and fulfillment. He is often referred to as the Canadian Jeffery Epstein, due to his vast sexual based assaults, the fact that he had many high status friends and colleagues (ranging from former U.S. President George Bush, Actor Sean Connery, Former Prime Ministers Jean Chretein, and Brian Mulr...

Peter Nygard is an infamous Winnipegger who used his money, and power for his own sick and twisted greed and fulfillment. He is often referred to as the Canadian Jeffery Epstein, due to his vast sexual based assaults, the fact that he had many high status friends and colleagues (ranging from former U.S. President George Bush, Actor Sean Connery, Former Prime Ministers Jean Chretein, and Brian Mulr...

In 1992, in response to the verdict in the L.A. based Rodney King case as well as the murder of 22 year old Raymond Constantine Lawrence, the Toronto based Black Action Defense Committee (or BADC) decided to organize and lead a peaceful protest. Due to the actions of young white men, the protest quickly turned violent and Black folks bared the brunt of the backlash, while the white perpetrators we...

In 2017, 23-year old Cody Severight was crossing a street downtown when he was hit by drunk driving Winnipeg Police Detective Justin Holz. Justin had been out drinking with buddies from just before 5PM until 8PM when he decided to get into his car and speed through the streets of downtown Winnipeg reaching 100KM/H. After hitting Cody, Justin didn't stop, he didn't call 911, he sped up to 129KM/H,...

The Manitoban Independent Investigative Unit was created after the urgent public pressure was mounting on the province to act after the murder of Crystal Taman at the hands of Derek Harvey Zenk. For a long time it was a concept and on June 18th of 2015, it actually became active. This unit ideally, was created to hold police accountable for this mis-actions, especially when officers act as judge,...

Crystal Sveinson was a 40-year-old mother and wife who was struck and killed by drunk driver Derek Harvey-Zenk (Who later legally changed his named to HarveyMordenZenk) in the early hours of Feburary 25th, 2005. At the time of the crash, Derek was a constable with the Winnipeg Police Service and was good friends with East. St. Paul police chief at the time, Harry Bakema. Derek was covered and prot...

The Shelburne Race Riots were the outcome of the British Government's inability to care about anything besides their appearance to their peers and the well being of white people under their rulership. The evacuation of the British from 'America' at the end of 1782, caused an increase in Black people brought to the 'Canadian' side of the colonial border, especially in the spring of 1783. It did not...

Michael and Dazelle Johnson have four children together; Cruz, Morgan, Asja and Milan. In 2014, Dazelle, took the children from their hometown of Nassau, Bahamas and brought them to Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Asja and Milan were just 6 and 2 years old at the time of their disappearance. No one has spoken to or seen the two young girls and their mother since 2015. Despite infinite resources and...

Africville acted as a safe haven for previously enslaved Black folks from across "Canada", "America" and The Caribbean. Black folks were unable to secure housing within city limits due to racism and being denied the opportunity to rent or secure housing by white folks who reaped the benefits of a city built up by the same people they were violent towards. The Haligonian government did everything i...

Throughout the 1990's, "Canada" had a major issue with serial killers; but this problem was especially amplified in British Columbia. These killers were specifically targeting Black and Indigenous female sex workers who worked and lived in the East Hastings area. Most have heard of Robert Pickton, but what most people are not aware is that there were many others who were also active at this time a...

The 'Canadian' government was and continues to be racist. The extensive lengths in which the government went to keep Black people out of 'Canada' were ridiculous and essentially endless. Amber Valley was one of many successful Black communities established in Alberta in the early 1900's despite the governmental efforts to curate an all white nation. This episode discusses the policies, laws and pr...

5 Year Old Tatianna Cuevas left for vacation with her father John Cuevas on July 29th, 2018. They were last seen on August 4th 2018, despite having an August 12th return date. Three years have now passed and neither of them have been sighted and their families have not heard from them. The media, and the police have not been effective or efficient in providing Kristen with the help and supports ne...