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References
- ↑ Ontario Volunteer Service Awards
- ↑ 'Shopping while black'
- ↑ Gangs de rue à Toronto
- ↑ School shooting
- ↑ School shooting aftermath
- ↑ It's a Crime
- ↑ We're always shafted
- ↑ "Mark Simms talks about his experience with racism | CBC.ca".
- ↑ "CBC News: the fifth estate - Lost in the Struggle".
- ↑ "The 22nd Annual Gemini Awards Nominees Announced" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
- ↑ Lost in the Struggle: The Next Chapter
- ↑ EPISODE 9: Ian Jones: Activist and Artist, How the Steelpan is Changing Lives
- ↑ Lost in the Struggle