Desmond Cole

Desmond Cole is a freelance journalist and award-winning activist based in Toronto. He has worked for prominent publications such as “Ethnic Isle,” “Toronto Star,” “Torontoist,” “Toronto Life,” “NOW Magazine,” “Walrus,” and “VICE” among many others. Cole has been a proponent of social justice in Toronto for years and has written a lot about the experiences of black people in the city. He has also worked with the Canadian Black Lives Matter movement and has also been involved in the drive to remove the police from TDSB schools. His efforts to address justice for the youth, housing, civic engagement, integration, and social support have made him one of the most prominent voices for social justice in Canada. Desmond Cole authored his bestselling novel “The Skin We’re In” 2020. The novel is a retelling of his year as a Black civilian, black journalist, and black activist as he dismantles and exposes the notion of race-blind or post-racial Canada. The novel analyses the current quest for migrant justice, the fight against police brutality, and indigenous sovereignty.