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The racially-motivated murder of a young Black man during a civic fireworks display on the Victoria Day holiday weekend in 2001 is a story that should be known in Canadian history. Why is it not? In respect and honour for Howard Joel Munroe, professors Stanley Doyle-Wood and Paul Cross examine the murder in view of historic and contemporary experience through discussion, analysis and a documentary introduction. For educational purposes, and as a resource in anti-racist and social justice study.
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Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
21 min
One of the speakers heard in Episode 9 featuring the audio of the full memorial service for Joel held August 18, 2001 is that of Dudley Laws of the Black Action Defence Committee based in Toronto. Twenty-five years later, we revisit Paul's interview with Laws, conducted at the BAD-C office in Toronto just four weeks after the service -- still with no arrests in the murder. In Episode 11, Stan and Paul begin to examine some of the key points and themes from the interview. There seems to be some slight damage to the start of the original audio file from 2001; but here is the audio, un-edited.
Aug 28, 2026
Aug 28, 2026
34 min
Stan and Paul begin to discuss key points from the interview with Dudley Laws, heard in Episode 11. There is much more to unpack these years later. Posted on August 28, 2026 -- just days after the 25th anniversary of the memorial service for Joel.