Writer, editor and culture critic Katherine Singh, and actor and Morningside star Orville Cummings join Stacy to talk about feelings of cultural connection and disconnection, as well as what it means to belong to more than one ethnic group.
Read MoreProduction designer, director and award-winning music and culture writer Sharine Taylor and writer, artist, educator, and PhD Candidate Ryan Persadie tackle the fundamental question of who carnival is actually for—and whether focusing on its economic impact ultimately decentres the people who most need it: Caribbean folks.
Read MoreJerry Flores, associate professor in the department of sociology at the University of Toronto, and journalist and television personality Nam Kiwanuka join us to discuss the reality of being a refugee to Canada, social stigma—and the complicated feelings refugees can have about needing to escape their homelands in the first place.
Read MoreAnar Ali, novelist, screenwriter and the creator and executive producer of the police drama Allegiance, and Rechie Valdez, Member of Parliament and Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth of Canada tackle the complicated question of what ‘home’ actually means
Read MoreSecond-generation racialized Canadians ostensibly face fewer barriers to success than their parents, but according to a recent study, they’re actually doing worse than previous generations. In episode two of Take It to the Group Chat, policy analyst and political firebrand Chloe Brown and Rupa Banerjee, associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and co-author of the study, explain why.
Read MoreAllison Hill, founder of Hill Studio, a salon and wellness space for Black women, and journalist, producer and writer Pacinthe Mattar on the pros and cons of group chats, especially for immigrant women.
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