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Does Toronto Mayor Rob Ford Have a White Saviour Complex?

Anthony Morgan | Posted 11.18.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Toronto, Conflict of Interest, Racism in Canada, Doug Ford, Rob Ford, Eaton Centre Shooting, Toronto Gangs, White Supremacy, Danzig Shooting, Canadian Politics, White Saviour Complex, Rob Ford Football League, Canada Politics News
Anthony Morgan

On a recent radio segment, Doug Ford boldly proclaimed, "There's no one that helps black youth more than Rob Ford," followed by, "These are kids who have nothing." If Mayor Ford really does hold the view that the black youths he helps have "nothing" without his football program, he is only furthering the sentiment that no matter how hard black people and communities work, they still have "nothing" if their hard work and perseverance is not supported by a white saviour.

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That Gangster Could Be the Next Bill Gates

Anthony Morgan | Posted 08.29.2012 | Canada
Read More: Hip Hop, Chuka Umunna, Economic Development, Business Opportunities, Rob Ford, Toronto Gangs, Jay-Z, Entrepreneurship, 50 Cent, Urban Violence, Canada News
Anthony Morgan

In a speech recently delivered in Westminster, a UK MP, Chuka Umunna, shook conventional assessments of urban gangs by focusing on the "entrepreneurial zeal" that drives gang members and their illicit activities. In light of the recent Eaton Centre shootings, our Canadian politicians seem to have largely adopted the position that those involved in gangs are hopelessly and permanently corrupted.

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Why Gangs Are Taking Their Conflicts Public

CP | Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press | Posted 08.03.2012 | Canada
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OTTAWA - Toronto police called the shooter who opened fire in a downtown mall Saturday "one idiot with a gun."But some gang experts argue public shoot...

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Toronto Police Charge Man In Four Murders

CBC | Posted 12.19.2011 | Canada
Read More: Toronto, Project Summit, Toronto Shootings, Toronto Gangs, Carl Cole, Jahmeel Spence, Mike James, Mark Garfield Moore, Toronto Crime, Cbc, Courthney Facey, Toronto Gun Crime, Toronto Police, Canada News

A Toronto man charged with dozens of violent crimes, including the shooting deaths of four people, was "laughing" when he heard the news,...

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