Toronto Star · The Tyee
Desmond Cole
Last published Feb. 2018 · On our record since 2014
Where this writer stands
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Recent work
- Opinion | Black advocates must put cause ahead of careerOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 27, 2018
- Police oversight isn’t broken, it was built this way: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 11, 2017
- Police oversight isn’t broken, it was built this way: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 11, 2017
- White, straight, cisgender politicians have no business defining Pride celebrations: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 28, 2017
- White, straight, cisgender politicians have no business defining Pride celebrations: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 28, 2017
- Refugee claimants need safe access at U.S.-Canada border: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 16, 2017
- Refugee claimants need safe access at U.S.-Canada border: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 15, 2017
- Criminalization of opioids is costing lives: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 1, 2017
- Criminalization of opioids is costing lives: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 1, 2017
- Black community’s feelings trump Nancy Elgie’s intentions: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 16, 2017
- Black community’s feelings trump Nancy Elgie’s intentions: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 15, 2017
- City wrong to choose roads over community housing: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 18, 2017
- City wrong to choose roads over community housing: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 18, 2017
- Abolish solitary confinement for Ontario’s children and youthOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 4, 2017
- Abolish solitary confinement for Ontario’s children and youth | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jan 4, 2017
- The power of being ‘preppy’: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 21, 2016
- The power of being 'preppy': Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 20, 2016
- Opinion | The power of being 'preppy': ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 20, 2016
- Trump can never serve as the standard for our conduct: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 8, 2016
- Trump can never serve as the standard for our conduct: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Dec 7, 2016
- Carding is about control, not safety: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 23, 2016
- Carding is about control, not safety: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 23, 2016
- Trump win is frightening but Canada should not be smug: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 9, 2016
- Trump win is frightening but Canada should not be smug: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Nov 8, 2016
- Racism in policing is about outcomes, not intentions: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 27, 2016
- Racism in policing is about outcomes, not intentions: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 26, 2016
- The case against body cameras for Toronto police: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 12, 2016
- The case against body cameras for Toronto police: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Oct 12, 2016
- Toronto police again turn victim into suspect: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 29, 2016
- Toronto police again turn victim into suspect: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 28, 2016
- Suspicion of immigrants is a Canadian value: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 14, 2016
- Suspicion of immigrants is a Canadian value: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 14, 2016
- Accessibility is at the heart of Pride conflict: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Sep 1, 2016
- Accessibility is at the heart of Pride conflict: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Aug 31, 2016
- Province must stop housing federal immigration detainees: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 21, 2016
- Province must stop housing federal immigration detainees: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 20, 2016
- Pride has divorced blackness from queerness: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 6, 2016
- Pride has divorced blackness from queerness: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 6, 2016
- Pride has divorced blackness from queerness: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jul 6, 2016
- Documentary about Dixon unfair to Somali residents: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 8, 2016
- Documentary about Dixon unfair to Somali residents: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 8, 2016
- Both medical and recreational pot should be acceptable: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 2, 2016
- Both medical and recreational pot should be acceptable: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · Jun 1, 2016
- John Tory extends Rob Ford’s legacy of austerity: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · May 25, 2016
- John Tory extends Rob Ford's legacy of austerity: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 25, 2016
- The shame of our disposable workersOpinion · Toronto Star · May 18, 2016
- The shame of our disposable workers | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 18, 2016
- Non-citizen voting in local elections is long overdue: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · May 12, 2016
- Non-citizen voting in local elections is long overdue: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 11, 2016
- Cops who tried to download Loku video have no excuse: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · May 5, 2016
- Cops who tried to download Loku video have no excuse: Cole | Toronto StarOpinion · Toronto Star · May 4, 2016
- Everyday racism shouldn’t surprise us anymore: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 28, 2016
- No ‘sunny ways’ for Canadian torture victims: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 14, 2016
- Don’t mistake responses to violence for violence itself: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Apr 7, 2016
- Local officials will decide if carding lives or diesOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 30, 2016
- Police must name the officer who killed Andrew Loku: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 24, 2016
- Afrofest organizers need a city partner, not a lecture: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 17, 2016
- Stop the indefinite detention of migrants in Canada: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 10, 2016
- Journalists need to defend each other from state snooping: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Mar 3, 2016
- Why politicians can’t deal with racist rhetoric: ColeOpinion · Toronto Star · Feb 24, 2016