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Deanna Bowen

@narrowrooms.bsky.social

Artist. Educator. Rebel Rouser: https://linktr.ee/narrowrooms

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Cultural appropriation? How westerners have worn indigenous clothing for a variety of reasons throughout history The famous images of T.E. Lawrence in Arab robes in the second decade of the 20th century reveal a radical act of solidarity with another culture.

The famous images of T.E. Lawrence in Arab robes in the second decade of the 20th century reveal a radical act of solidarity with another culture.

09.03.2026 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This historian dug up the hidden history of 'amateur' blackface in America In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America.

In her new book, Darkology, historian Rhae Lynn Barnes writes about how blackface and minstrel shows became one of the most popular forms of entertainment in 19th- and 20th-century America. n.pr/4bylO0z

09.03.2026 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 80    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

Important investigation by the @antihate.ca. I was asked to comment on the case and noted that the presence of right-wing extremist ideology within military institutions can produce multiple forms of harm, from reputational damage to risks for personnel serving within the chain of command.

09.03.2026 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
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Curse reversed: Vancouver College wins first basketball provincial title since 1967 theprovince.com/sports/high-...

08.03.2026 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Corps exposΓ© – Centre Clark In 2022, forensic anthropologists reconstructed the features of his forty-five-year-old face using 3D modeling techniques. Forty-six years earlier, in 1976, he travelled from…

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Corps exposΓ© – Centre Clark
03.12–04.25.2026
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08.03.2026 23:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What you allow will continue.

08.03.2026 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Museums are running out of storage. Donations may be making it worse | CBC Radio Too many donations and not enough space has Canada's art galleries and museums overflowing with stuff β€” and finding a place to put it all ain't cheap.
08.03.2026 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Rubin Ray Martinez.

07.03.2026 23:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From the montreal community on Reddit: β€œActive Club” members harass Montreal Journalist Over ExposΓ© Explore this post and more from the montreal community
07.03.2026 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Money better spent on potholes. #DumbShit

07.03.2026 15:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How a White Nationalist Club Thought It Found Safe Haven in a Montreal Gym | The Tyee The owners say they were unaware Frontenac Active Club met at their facility.

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07.03.2026 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toronto Film Critics Association Faces Collapse After Allegedly Censoring Indigenous Filmmaker’s Pro-Palestine Speech Elle-MΓ‘ijΓ‘ Tailfeathers returned her trophy, the president resigned and 16 members have quit β€” with more considering their position: "This Is Killing the TFCA."
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1st ever report on mental health in the Canadian music industry shows dire need for change | CBC Music 94% of participants say mental health issues are β€˜prevalent,’ while 53% have felt 'life wasn’t worth living.'
06.03.2026 17:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2 Teachers Hold 33-Hour Black History Lesson in Attempt to Set World Record Two educators attempted to break a world record by teaching Black history for nearly a day and a half straight.
05.03.2026 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Art Gallery of Ontario chief curator Julian Cox steps down after eight years Cox joined the AGO in 2018 after leaving the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
03.03.2026 23:56 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

is gonna be a cousin/sister-in-law!😍

03.03.2026 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Photographic postcard of unidentified woman

Photographic postcard of unidentified woman

Photographic postcard of unidentified woman https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.46.29.107

03.03.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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White nationalist fight clubs pose risk for 'extreme violence,' warns government report | CBC News The growing white nationalist "active club" movement poses a risk for "extreme violence" in Canada, according to an internal Public Safety Canada brief obtained by CBC News.
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Inside Canada's busiest train station, a new art exhibit promises A Kind of Order | CBC Arts A Kind of Order, a new exhibition in partnership with with BAND Gallery is on display at Toronto’s Union Station until the end of August
02.03.2026 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Nunavut teenager has her own dog team, preserving an Inuit cultural tradition | CBC News Keeping a dog team is not just a hobby for 15-year-old Sophia Johnston of Rankin Inlet. β€œI think it's a really good tradition. It represents a lot of the hardships of Inuit," she said.
02.03.2026 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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First Nations chiefs unanimously pass non-confidence vote in Alberta government | CBC News First Nations chiefs across Alberta unanimously passed a vote of non-confidence in the Alberta government this week, citing concerns around the separatist movement and a failure to meet their treaty r...
02.03.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

🀬🀑 in the sunken place.

02.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cleaning out his mom's house, Boston man finds his ancestor's freedom papers
After clearing out his mother's home, Aaron Haynes discovered his ancestor's freedom papers and began the journey of working to uncover more about the document and the man whose freedom it guaranteed. WCVB is your home for Massachusetts breaking news and weather. For your latest Massachusetts news Cleaning out his mom's house, Boston man finds his ancestor's freedom papers

A Boston man discovered a document passed down through his family: his ancestor’s freedom papers. β€œWhen he touched that paper he was touching the same place his relative touched in 1834.” [youtube.com]

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Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Abel Mwansa Jr. laid to rest in Zambia - BC News A 12-year-old boy killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., last month has been laid to rest after a funeral in the African country of Zambia, after his father told of his forgiveness for his son's killer.

Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting victim Abel Mwansa Jr. laid to rest in Zambia (Tumbler Ridge)

02.03.2026 10:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.

For Black people living with Tourette syndrome, a racial slur being shouted by someone with the disorder at the British Academy Film Awards has left them with complicated feelings.

28.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 51    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Canadians travelling to the US advised to not fucking do that OTTAWA - Canadians thinking of planning a trip to the United States are being advised by the Government of Canada to perhaps consider going anywhere else on the entire fucking planet for their summer ...
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Border Patrol Left a Refugee at a Cafe. Days Later, He Was Found Dead. The disabled man had been released from jail when federal officers showed up and drove him to a coffee shop. His family searched for him for days.

A visually impaired refugee from Myanmar, who could not speak English, had spent a year at a county jail in Buffalo, when, on a cold winter day, he was picked up by Border Patrol agents and left alone at a coffee shop. His family had searched for him for days, but he was found dead.

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True North: Andy Milne in Concert | VIFF Live Award-winning jazz pianist Andy Milne will perform a solo set live before the West Coast premiere of Michèle Stephenson's brilliant essay film, True North.

Tomorrow!

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How a convention in Chatham helped spark the American Civil War | TVO Today John Brown held a meeting to discuss liberating slaves via a guerrilla war β€” just before his infamous raid on Harpers Ferry.
27.02.2026 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drugmaker Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate For Using, Profiting Off Her β€˜Stolen’ Cells Drugmaker Settles With Henrietta Lacks’ Estate For Using, Profiting Off Her β€˜Stolen’ Cells

Lacks' cells were taken from her tumor without her knowledge in 1951 and reproduced in labs to enable major medical advancements, including the polio vaccine.

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