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Interviews, features, reviews, and resources about Keith Merith and A Darker Shade of Blue.

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    Open Book

    Read an Excerpt from A Darker Shade of Blue

    open-book.ca/News/Read-an-Excerpt-from-A-Darker-Shade-of-Blue-A-Police-Officer-s-Memoir-by-Keith-Merith

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    CBC News — Toronto

    Interview with Dwight Drummond

    www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/keith-merith-york-police-1.7203934

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    CBC Radio — The Sunday Magazine

    Interview with Piya Chattopadhyay

    www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-57-the-sunday-magazine/clip/16052895-retired-officer-uses-experience-racism-offer-roadmap-police

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    CTV

    CTV Interview (YouTube)

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U9VF9bnMoA

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    Bradford Today

    Former police officer to share stories of racism, reform at Bradford meeting

    www.bradfordtoday.ca/local-news/former-police-officer-to-share-stories-of-racism-reform-at-bradford-meeting-11847471

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    The Globe and Mail

    Spring Books Preview 2024 — 30 New Fiction and Non-Fiction Reads

    www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books/article-spring-books-preview-2024-30-new-fiction-and-non-fiction-reads/

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    Toronto Star

    The Bestselling Books in Canada — Week Ending April 3

    www.thestar.com/entertainment/books/the-bestselling-books-in-canada-for-the-week-ending-april-3/article_1245e912-f1ca-11ee-8019-63e75ef00281.html

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    CBC Books

    18 Books You Heard About on CBC Radio Recently

    www.cbc.ca/books/18-books-you-heard-about-on-cbc-radio-recently-1.7157362

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    The Caribbean Camera

    Retired Superintendent Attests to Nepotism and Racism in Policing

    Retired Superintendent Keith Merith exposes systemic nepotism and racial discrimination within York Regional Police, calling for urgent police reform.

    thecaribbeancamera.com/nepotism-racism-policing/

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    PressReader — Toronto Star

    ‘Why are you here?’ No one had told them I was Black

    Keith Merith writes about the racism and other challenges he faced rising through the ranks of York Regional Police.

    www.pressreader.com/canada/toronto-star

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    Toronto Star

    No one told the interviewers for my police job I was Black

    www.thestar.com/news/gta/

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    TNT Justice Consultants

    Keith Merith — Team Profile

    Immediate past president of the Association of Black Law Enforcers (A.B.L.E.), serving two terms.

    tntconsulting.ca/team/keith-merith

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    LinkedIn — Neil Armstrong

    Nepotism in policing disadvantages Black candidates, former supt. says

    www.linkedin.com/posts/neil-armstrong-804b7a15

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    Barrie Today

    Former police officer to share stories of racism, reform at meeting

    www.barrietoday.com/local-news/former-police-officer-to-share-stories-of-racism-reform-at-meeting-11859592

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    The Caribbean Camera

    Keith Merith — A Darker Shade of Blue Book Launch

    thecaribbeancamera.com/keith-merith-darker-shade-of-blue-launch/

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    The Globe and Mail — Opinion

    What does police reform look like?

    www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-what-does-police-reform-look-like/

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    A.B.L.E.

    Past Presidents of the Association of Black Law Enforcers

    ableorg.ca/about-past-presidents-of-a-b-l-e/

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    ByBlacks

    Citizenship Initiative Group — Why Are So Many Caribbean People Not Becoming Canadian Citizens?

    byblacks.com/profiles/nfp-charities/item/1163-why-are-so-many-caribbean-people-not-becoming-canadian-citizens