RACISM IN CANADA

The article Canada’s Racial Divide: Confronting Racism in Our Own Backyard by Tavia Grant discusses the ways in which racism towards Black residents is evident in Canada. By comparing the events that have occurred in the United States of America, the author concludes that individuals should not undermine the level of racism that also occurs in Canada which is hidden both in data as well as in media (Grant 6). With this information, I argue that Grant challenges the notion of racism through the organization of her article and by targeting the paucity of public data.

To start off, Grant strategically organizes her article in a way that would allow her to reach her conclusion and challenge the notion of racism in Canada. The words used in the title of the article itself,