Black Lives Matter should think twice about making outsiders of its allies in the fight for inclusion and respect. The group’s members played a crucial role in ending the discriminatory practice of police carding and shining a light on other troubling police practices. They issued nine demands, including increased representation of black people among Pride Toronto Staff and, most controversially, a ban on police floats in future parades. Nine months after the Little Jamaica march, the coroner’s office announced it would investigate the Loku shooting and credited BLM Toronto for prompting the decision. As the Star has argued before, criticisms of BLM Toronto and its methods have often been nothing more than thinly veiled expressions of racism.

Source: thestar July 05, 2016 20:56 UTC