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W.E.B. Du Bois, Black History Month and the importance of African American studies

The late Black scholar-activist W.E.B. Du Bois, America’s preeminent thinker on race, "reminds us that Black History Month is rooted in a legacy of activism and resistance," writes Chad Williams, Professor of History and African and African American Studies, Brandeis University.

The Canadian Progressive
Feb 7, 2023

Disinformation goes to Hollywood: four lessons from journalism

Two US experts on mis-and disinformation explain how reporting by journalists covering falsehoods, conspiracy theories and white supremacy can "inadvertently spread false information to entirely new audiences, normalize dangerous messages and incentivize future harms."

The Canadian Progressive
Jan 31, 2023

Big deal: US judge orders Amazon to “cease and desist” from anti-union retaliation

District court Judge Diane Gujarati ordered Amazon to “cease and desist” from retaliating against employees involved in union organizing, and “post, distribute, and read” the Court's order to employees at the company’s JFK8 fulfillment facility in Staten Island, New York.

Obert Madondo
Nov 30, 2022

Judge orders disclosure of funders of lawsuit against CNN

A federal judge's order requiring lawyer and professor Alan Dershowitz to disclose the funders of his $300 million defamation lawsuit against CNN is "welcome news in an era where billionaires and politicians fund surrogate plaintiffs to punish media adversaries," writes Seth Stern, the Director of Advocacy at the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

The Canadian Progressive
Nov 28, 2022

Monetization, not human rights or vulnerable communities, matter most at Twitter under Musk

It’s no coincidence that Twitter "experienced a surge in racists slurs in the first few days after Musk’s $44 billion acquisition". Musk, a self-described “free speech absolutist", does not care about the human rights of vulnerable communities.

The Canadian Progressive
Nov 24, 2022

Obert Madondo is an Ottawa-based digital artist, blogger, photographer, graphic designer, web designer, digital rights enthusiast, digital storytelling enthusiast, aspiring filmmaker, and online publisher.

Obert is a former political aide to a prominent former Zimbabwean lawmaker, human rights defender and former freedom fighter. Obert has previously worked as an international development administrator in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa, and Canada.

Obert is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Canadian Progressive, an independent political blog dedicated to producing fearless, evidence-based, adversarial, unapologetic, progressive and activism-oriented journalism situated right at the intersection of politics, technology and human rights.

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