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Popular Kingston blogger launches Black-owned business directory

June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 Samantha Butler-Hassan 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, Black people in Kingston, Black-owned business directory, blog, defunding the police, diversity, George Floyd, Keep Up With Kingston, Kingston, people of colour, solidarity, Tianna Edwards

When Tianna Edwards went to the Black Luck Collective’s vigil for George Floyd on Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020, she said

Opinion Soapbox

Community Soapbox: Racism and policing in Kingston’s recent past

June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 Community Soapbox 0 Comments Black Lives Matter, Black youth, Chief Antje McNeely, Desmond Cole, George Floyd, Indigenous people, Kingston, Kingston Police, Kingston Police data collection project, McBurney Park, people of colour, Queen's University, racial profiling, racism, Stephanie Simpson, Steven Maynard, systemic racism, vigil, William Closs

Editorial note: The following is a submitted op/ed piece by Steven Maynard and does not necessarily reflect the views and

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Rally at Confederation Park draws hundreds

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Kathryn Vilela 0 Comments BIPOC, Black Lives Matter, Confederation Park, George Floyd, Katarokwi Solidarity, Kingston Police, rally

Confederation Park was the gathering place for hundreds of Kingstonians on the afternoon of Saturday, Jun. 6 2020 for the

Kingston Police investigating officer for George Floyd post

June 6, 2020June 6, 2020 Cris Vilela 1 Comment Black Lives Matter, Brad Hughes, Derek Chauvin, facebook, George Floyd, Kingston Police, Minneapolis, Twitter

Kingston Police has launched an internal investigation into a Facebook post made by one of its own officers. In the

Organizers, Kingston Police address concerns about upcoming protest

June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 1 Comment BIPOC, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, Casey Heffernan, Confederation Park, counter protest, COVID-19, downtown, George Floyd, Hawani Brooks, Jemma Dooreleyers, Katarokwi Solidarity, Kingston, Kingston Police, Leon's Centre, march, physical distancing, POC, Police Chief Antje McNeely, police involvement in protests, police racism, protest, social distancing, systemic racism, vigil

Concerns have been mounting over the ‘Justice for George Floyd & All Police Racism Victims protest set to occur on

Large crowd comes out in solidarity with Black Lives Matter

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Jemma Dooreleyers 0 Comments 800 people, Black Lives Matter, Black Luck Collective, COVID-19, George Floyd, Kingston, McBurney Park, police brutality, protest, rally, Regis Korchiniski-Paquet, Skeleton Park, social distancing, vigil

Around 800 Kingstonians gathered in McBurney Park on the evening of Tuesday, Jun. 2, 2020 in solidarity with the Black,

Police, mayor address anti-police graffiti ahead of Black Lives Matter vigil

June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 Tori Stafford 0 Comments anti-police graffiti, Black Lives Matter, George Floyd, Kingston, Kingston Police, Mayor Bryan Paterson, police brutality, racism, Sgt. Steve Koopman, United States of America, USA, vigil

Over the past week, the situation in the United States has reached a fever pitch, resulting in rallies and peaceful