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14 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
That anyone should suffer this racist BS is blood boiling, but a teen trying to honour his late grandmother? Hope they catch the culprit and there is no acceptance of "it was a bad joke." Whatever their age, anti-Black racism is a hate crime. thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…
I hope people in Pickering and beyond rally around Joshua Telemaque. “I felt destroyed and heartbroken". No wonder.
In Toronto, from yesterday, some good coming from another episode of cowardly, anonymous racism. It really feels like hate is on the march.
Some light out if the dark.

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