Maynard Retraces: Trans Women

maynard retraces: Citing historical examples, government data and previously published work by Black academics, Maynard retraces the history of anti-Black racism in Canada from slavery, which was practiced here for over 200 years from the mid 1600s to 1834, to segregated schooling the last such school only closed in 1983 to the over incarceration of Black people and the disproportionate killing of Black civilians by police, according to NOW Magazine. She spends two chapters specifically examining state violence against Black women and trans women, which remains grossly under-reported in the media, telling the stories of six Black women subjected to violence at the hands of law enforcement officers. It's a critical, sobering read for every Canadian. We spoke with Maynard about some of the book's key themes. It was also looking back at what was happening in Canada and realizing how little context there was for that information. What inspired you to write Policing Black Lives The Black Lives Matter movement and their beautiful community response to violence really gave me the fire to write a book of this scope and length. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.