Their new landlord was deliberately making it difficult for the couple to renew their lease agreement, even though they were ideal tenants. Ideal in almost every way — except that they, and many of their customers, were Black. Such a move would cut them off from a diverse customer base that had remained loyal, even throughout the pandemic. “No one has ever interrogated through litigation the issue of racism and how it impacts negatively on African Canadians in business. Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“To be honest, although we were the victims, I wonder if we would have gotten the same outcome if the attention and momentum around systemic racism wasn’t on our side,” he wondered.

Source: thestar September 22, 2020 17:35 UTC