February 9th, 2015 marks the six month anniversary of the murder of 18 year old Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson. Wilson fired a total of six shots – Brown was unarmed. In the aftermath of the shooting the Ferguson grand jury found Wilson not guilty.
While this case highlights both the epidemic of gun violence in America as well as focuses in on police brutality, what it truly underscores is the current state of race relations – a state entrenched in white supremacist values and structures.

See the impact a genre of music can have on culture through the photography exhibit 40 Years of Hip Hop Photography being held at the Gladstone Hotel in Toronto. Curated by Che Kothari & Ryan Paterson, the exhibition collects works by photographers including Ernie Paniccioli, Jonathan Mannion, Matt Barnes and Janette Beckman, among many others.
The evolution of the “pound” has come a long way and is a major threat towards replacing the handshake. This increasingly popular gesture might be one of the cures to prevent the spreading of diseases and making white people cool.
Whether you call it the fist bump, the bro-fist or the knuckle knock, the popular alternative to the traditional handshake is becoming a staple gesture in our modern society.
