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Takwana Nhau, PhD Candidate, Canadian Studies, Carleton University

Mothering while Black: To protect our children, we draw on traditions of refusal

In March 2026, Now Magazine reported that a mother, Nicola, discovered her nine-year-old son had found his name on a “kill list” along with names of two other students circulating in his classroom in Tottenham, Ont.

The mother said she has faced backlash from her community after exposing the incident, and that she filed a human rights complaint after criticizing the school’s 10-day suspension of the student who wrote the list.

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