Desmond Cole
Activist and Freelance Journalist
Desmond Cole is an activist and freelance journalist in Â鶹ÊÓƵ. His work also appears in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Star, Â鶹ÊÓƵ Life, Walrus, VICE, NOW Magazine, Â鶹ÊÓƵist, and Ethnic Aisle. Desmond is currently working on his first book, on the experiences of Black Canadians.
Desmond has been documenting social justice in Â鶹ÊÓƵ, and has written extensively about the black experience in this city.
His work with the Black Lives Matter movement and more recently his successful effort to remove the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Police presence from TDSB schools have pushed his voice to the forefront. Desmond has also worked to address housing, social support, integration, civic engagement and justice for youth.
