Perry King

A black-and-white photograph shows a smiling railway worker standing in the open doorway of a train car. He wears a uniform jacket with large buttons and a matching cap, and one hand holds the vertical door handle. The side of the train car beside him displays a large circular logo with a maple leaf and the words “Canadian National Railways.” The scene appears to be taken at a station or rail yard, with the train’s metal exterior and door frame visible.

For decades, Sleeping Car Porters worked long hours, for little pay and nearly no job security.
This led to the formation of the Order of the Sleeping Car Porters in Winnipeg, the first Black labour union in North America.
This is the story.

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Of course so many don't know the names of Black folks killed by ICE.

It's been proven time & time again that police & state violence against Black ppl is the status quo & folks move on quick.

Antiblackness remains the most prevalent currency of white supremacy, everybody trades in it.

...Mitch Marner couldn't do that for the Leafs, eh? #Olympics #CANCZE

The Case of the Disappearing School Yard Hoops Basketball can be a really cheap activity. You need a ball, but most schoolyards can provide the backboard and rims. Or can they? In 2019, journalist Luke Galati noticed his local schoolyard, Earl Grey Sr, had a backboard with no rim. Galati did some digging and it turns out schools across the city had been removing them to discourage the presence of people on public property during evenings and weekends. In response, Galati posted an online petition that called for the permanent reinstallation of the rims so people could play outside of school hours. While some of the hoops returned, Galati and others are still waiting for a wider solution to keep the kids playing.

Make it Rain: Tell Us Your B-Ball Stories

Feb 14th of #BHM

Basketball has been an integral part of Toronto’s story for over a century. - @museumoftoronto.bsky.social
2025

h/t @kngprry.bsky.social

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Feb 14th of #BHM

Nearly two weeks after the @torontoraptor.bsky.social
won the 2019 #NBAChampionship the @toronto.ca policy was quashed for good.

Video taken in Phin Park by Mitch Robson

h/t @nba.com
Cc: @kngprry.bsky.social @morganpcampbell.bsky.social

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One of the reasons why I really hate the Olympics is stuff like this. Let him wear his helmet!

MLB staffer on protecting Latinx players: “This shit is terrifying me right now… Like, they need to get groceries. I worry about them being picked up at Walmart.”

“The guidance we got from MLB is…to tell the players to carry their papers with them at all times. That's it.”

Relive the twists and turns in the Eglinton LRT’s 50-year odyssey before Sunday’s launch — if you’re game For more than five decades, rapid transit along Eglinton Avenue has been a must-have in any city plan. What took it so long?

This is an amazing way to sum up the follies surrounding the Eglinton Crosstown.

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We ❤️ library readers of indie books. Thanks for borrowing What I Know About You, Encampment (@maggiehelwig.bsky.social), The Sleeping Car Porter, Fifteen Dogs, and Messy Cities ( @dylanreid.bsky.social, @zahraeb.bsky.social, @shebuildscities.bsky.social, @johnlorinc.bsky.social).

Three in five Canadians think crime is rising where they live. Do the numbers back that up, or are perceptions outpacing reality? @jeyantvo.bsky.social asks @shachikurl.bsky.social of @angusreidinstitute.bsky.social, tonight at 8pm | Producer: @colinellis81.bsky.social

believe it or not, the robarts stacks was the place that inspired my writing career! (i think)

Carry a gun at a Utah Jazz game? GOP lawmaker aims to let conceal permit holders pack. A Utah Republican wants to force the Delta Center and other venues to allow concealed carry permit holders to pack a gun at games — despite leagues' rules.

This would also absolutely end the chance of MLB in Utah. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen more fights at sporting events than anywhere else. What could possibly go wrong?

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Love it!

Toronto libraries offering 'Heated Rivalry' audiobook downloads The Toronto Public Library is the latest institution to make the “Heated Rivalry” audiobook available without a waiting list.

Toronto libraries are offering unlimited ‘Heated Rivalry’ audiobook downloads. Here’s how it works

Congratulations to two OISE alumni Muzammal Nawaz and Professor John Willinsky for having been recognized within the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour, on Dec. 31, 2025. 👏

Learn more here: buff.ly/SQ5iyFs

Join us for the 13th annual Decolonizing Conference as we confront colonialism and imagine liberatory futures.

Theme: Colonial Ruptures — unmasking ongoing coloniality and fostering resistance.

📅 March 12–14, 2026 | 📍 OISE
🎟️ Reserve your spot today: www.eventbrite.ca/e/colonial-r...

Say what?!

Today I learned about the Worldwide Sidewalk Joy map. (worldwidesidewalkjoy.com). It’s locations around the globe where you can exchange or pick up free trinkets, puzzles, mugs, toys or books. Or even visit curated free little installations. What a lovely little concept!

I'm surprised we don't yet have announced boycotts of the World Cup, but unless the World Cup goes off totally implausibly and improbably smoothly for international athletes and fans alike, it's hard for me to imagine that the '28 Olympics in LA won't get hit hard with boycotts.

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

fwiw i think his obsession with the nobel prize is entirely about obama getting it (setting aside whether or not obama ought to have received it)

The Substance is in the top spot for me

Super Bowl quarterback for AFC will either be Stroud, Nix or Maye.

Go buy boxes of cards from their rookie years and hold them.

Save us from this personal hell, Tottenham Hotspur. Make the changes, get real. #TOTWHU

#Adelaide #Tennis

Victoria Mboko defeats Kimberly Birrell in the 1st Semi Final.

She will play the winner of Mirra Andreeva vs Diana Shnaider which starts in just under 3 hours.

- TSN Now that Kyle Tucker has decided to land with the Dodgers, does it add more sting to Toronto? How will this affect the Jays going all-out to keep Bo Bichette in Toronto, or chase another big name? MLB...

Early reaction to the Kyle Tucker deal from a #BlueJays perspective and the spotlight shifting back to Bo Bichette, from tonight on @tsnofficial.bsky.social:

www.tsn.ca/mlb/video/20...

some kind of SICK joke. guys — kyle, shohei, whoever — please stop dangling around the jays! unserious people, man

A poster advertising Tranzac's performance residency from April to Sept. 2026. Call for applications, with a deadline of January 23.

Our friends at the Tranzac have a call for residencies open! They're inviting artists, groups, curators, ensembles, and organizations to apply to their performance residency for April - September 2026! Deadline to apply is Fri., Jan. 23, 2026.

More info & link to apply: tranzac.org/residencies/...

It was 7-6 after three quarters

azeez al-shaair is wearing “stop the genocide” eye black on sportscenter