Dear neighbour: I don’t know if it was you who hung the noose in the woods outside our home. Maybe it was someone from outside the neighbourhood. What I want you to know is that a noose is never ‘just’ a piece of rope. It is a direct threat to my family and I...

A noose is a symbol of White anger. Historically, those who hung the noose were typically Whites who felt threatened by Black communities and sought to intimidate and control them. /1

As we are preparing our kids for the #firstdayofschool we must now also prepare them just in case they find a symbol of hatred in the woods that we walk through on a regular basis. What will you be preparing your kids for?

I will also remind them that the noose is a particular symbol of anti-Black hatred. I will teach them the history of anti-Black racism and we will stand in solidarity with Black communities everywhere seeking dignity and justice in the midst of the chaos that surrounds us.