@lanrickbennettjr

Work within the active transport, environmental protection, & placemaking sphere

OP-ED: "On Your Left" Isn’t the Problem - Spacing Toronto | Spacing TorontoOP-ED: "On Your Left" Isn’t the Problem - Spacing Toronto
OP-ED: "On Your Left" Isn’t the Problem - Spacing Toronto | Spacing TorontoOP-ED: "On Your Left" Isn’t the Problem - Spacing Toronto
Who are streets for?
Who are streets for?

#HearThis 2026

The Week of April 26th, 2026. Sharing 3 pieces of Black Specific… | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Apr, 2026 | Medium
The Week of April 26th, 2026. Sharing 3 pieces of Black Specific… | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Apr, 2026 | Medium

#IdeasAtWork

Delay Is a Decision: Why Process Matters in a Climate Emergency | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Dec, 2025 | Medium
Delay Is a Decision: Why Process Matters in a Climate Emergency | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Dec, 2025 | Medium
We’re Not Defined by America. We Help Define It. | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Dec, 2025 | Medium
We’re Not Defined by America. We Help Define It. | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Dec, 2025 | Medium
Fixing the Gap: Why Canada Must Recognize Bicycle Mechanics as a Profession.

#HearThis 2025

The Week of December 28th, 2025. Sharing 3 pieces of Black Specific… | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Dec, 2025 | Medium
The Week of December 28th, 2025. Sharing 3 pieces of Black Specific… | by Lanrick Jr Bennett | Dec, 2025 | Medium
Emancipation Month August 1st, 2025
Emancipation Month August 1st, 2025

Urbanist-In-Residence @ UofT

Fixing the Gap - Spacing Toronto
Fixing the Gap - Spacing Toronto

#TransformTO

The City of Toronto’s Vision Zero* and TransformTO*
The City of Toronto’s Vision Zero* and TransformTO*

Unleashing the Power of Cycling

In My Opinion: Need for protected cycle tracks on Jones Avenue must be made clear to local councillor – Beach Metro Community News
In My Opinion: Need for protected cycle tracks on Jones Avenue must be made clear to local councillor – Beach Metro Community News

Black Content for my Kids - Jan 28

Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story | Official Trailer (2025)
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story | Official Trailer (2025)
John David Washington and Malcolm Washington’s Closet Picks
John David Washington and Malcolm Washington’s Closet Picks
Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto
Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto

Black Content for my Kids - Jan 12

OYA Black Arts Coalition
Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man in Tech? | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
Is Marques Brownlee the Most Powerful Man in Tech? | What Now? with Trevor Noah Podcast
Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert
Doechii: Tiny Desk Concert

#HearThisBlackHistory

#HearThis Black History in the #EastEnd – Walking Map
#HearThis Black History in the #EastEnd – Walking Map

Black Content for my Kids - Aug 10

Inside Canada's rise to hammer-throwing greatness | CBC Sports
Inside Canada's rise to hammer-throwing greatness | CBC Sports
How Snoop Dogg became America's sweetheart at the Paris Olympics
How Snoop Dogg became America's sweetheart at the Paris Olympics
Black Farmers Receive Historic $2 Billion Payout After Decades of USDA Discrimination | Essence
Black Farmers Receive Historic $2 Billion Payout After Decades of USDA Discrimination | Essence

Black Content for my Kids - Aug 3rd

Confront the Past, Change the Future
Confront the Past, Change the Future
Joshua Liendo – Swimming Canada
14 years, 1,300 costumes and 1 big upcoming weekend: Meet the woman creating feathered symbols of resilience for the Caribbean Carnival
14 years, 1,300 costumes and 1 big upcoming weekend: Meet the woman creating feathered symbols of resilience for the Caribbean Carnival

Black Content for my Kids - Jul 28

Anti-gun violence advocate, community leader Louis March has died
Anti-gun violence advocate, community leader Louis March has died
How Urban Renewal Ruined Everything
To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation (Published 2017)
To Obama With Love, and Hate, and Desperation (Published 2017)

Black Content for my Kids - Jul 21

Landmark report on ‘Canada’s Black Justice Strategy’ calls for major reforms, end to mandatory minimums
Landmark report on ‘Canada’s Black Justice Strategy’ calls for major reforms, end to mandatory minimums
Black stories: 7 Montrealers recount their most personal experiences | CBC News
Black stories: 7 Montrealers recount their most personal experiences | CBC News

Black Content for my Kids - Jul 13

Lucas Joseph / Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story
Lucas Joseph / Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story
Your Grammar is Basic

Black Content for my Kids - Jul 6th

TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
Biniam Girmay becomes first black African to take Tour de France win in stage 3 sprint
Go The Fuck To Sleep with LeVar Burton

Black Content for my Kids - Jun 29

Cllr Amber Morley speaking to Toronto City Council regarding EX15.4
The Melville Monument And Henry Dundas | Scotland, Slavery And Statues | BBC Scotland
Why we should have renamed Yonge-Dundas Square after Chloe Cooley
Why we should have renamed Yonge-Dundas Square after Chloe Cooley

Black Content for my Kids - Jun 22

Edmonton-raised soccer star Alphonso Davies named captain of Canadian men’s national team | Globalnews.ca
Edmonton-raised soccer star Alphonso Davies named captain of Canadian men’s national team | Globalnews.ca
A Tribute to Willie Mays | Narrated by Jon Miller
A Tribute to Willie Mays | Narrated by Jon Miller
'The Holy Grail of Baseball': Chronicling Rickwood Field's HISTORIC place in history | SportsCenter
'The Holy Grail of Baseball': Chronicling Rickwood Field's HISTORIC place in history | SportsCenter

Black Content for my Kids - Jun 15

'Bria Mack' creator 'disappointed' Bell cancelled Screen Award-winning show
'Bria Mack' creator 'disappointed' Bell cancelled Screen Award-winning show
The Making of APORTIA CHRYPTYCH: A BLACK OPERA FOR PORTIA WHITE
The Making of APORTIA CHRYPTYCH: A BLACK OPERA FOR PORTIA WHITE
Hub for black culture, history gets financial boost
Hub for black culture, history gets financial boost

Black Content for my Kids - Jun 8

Author and historian Rosemary Sadlier, who led the adoption of Black History Month across Canada, receives U of T honorary degree
Author and historian Rosemary Sadlier, who led the adoption of Black History Month across Canada, receives U of T honorary degree
Black Music Month / Mois de la musique noire - 06.2024
Black Music Month / Mois de la musique noire - 06.2024
 
It took 10 minutes to convict 14-year-old George Stinney Jr. It took 70 years after his execution to exonerate him.

Black Content for my Kids - Jun 1

What to know about Negro Leagues stats entering MLB record
What to know about Negro Leagues stats entering MLB record
‘She’s been a trailblazer’: Director of the TDSB to retire in the fall after tumultuous tenure
‘She’s been a trailblazer’: Director of the TDSB to retire in the fall after tumultuous tenure
NPR’s Tiny Desk Celebrates Black Music Month With All-Female Lineup As A Tribute To The Women Who Shaped Music | Essence
NPR’s Tiny Desk Celebrates Black Music Month With All-Female Lineup As A Tribute To The Women Who Shaped Music | Essence

Black Content for my Kids - May 26

This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions
This Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions
LeVar Burton Reflects on ‘Reading Rainbow’ Journey in ‘Butterfly in the Sky’ Documentary Trailer
LeVar Burton Reflects on ‘Reading Rainbow’ Journey in ‘Butterfly in the Sky’ Documentary Trailer
Seeking a sickle cell cure: 12-year-old in DC is 1st patient in US to get new gene therapy
Seeking a sickle cell cure: 12-year-old in DC is 1st patient in US to get new gene therapy

Black Content for my Kids - May 18

Confronting Anti-Black Racism
Confronting Anti-Black Racism
The Blind Stigma: Mental Health within the Black Community
The Blind Stigma: Mental Health within the Black Community
Prominent charity serving Black business community paid $1.5M to 2 board members' companies, records show | CBC News
Prominent charity serving Black business community paid $1.5M to 2 board members' companies, records show | CBC News

Black Content for my Kids - May 11

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This is not a Drake podcast | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen
This is not a Drake podcast | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

Black Content for my Kids - May 4

Alison Duke Honoured With 2024 Don Haig Award | Hot Docs
Part 3: NOTHING FOR US, WITHOUT US | Anti-Black Racism in Canadian City Planning [Docuseries]
Part 3: NOTHING FOR US, WITHOUT US | Anti-Black Racism in Canadian City Planning [Docuseries]

Black Content for my Kids - Apr 27

Black Content for my Kids - Apr20th

Part 1: DIGGING UP THE ROOTS | Anti-Black Racism in Canadian City Planning [Docuseries]
Part 1: DIGGING UP THE ROOTS | Anti-Black Racism in Canadian City Planning [Docuseries]
Washington Mystics draft Canadian Aaliyah Edwards sixth overall
Washington Mystics draft Canadian Aaliyah Edwards sixth overall
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story | 2024 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca
Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story | 2024 Tribeca Festival | Tribeca

Black Content for my Kids - Apr14th

She starred in theatre and TV’s biggest shows, then discovered director was a role she was born to play
She starred in theatre and TV’s biggest shows, then discovered director was a role she was born to play
Following the Black Soldiers Who Biked Across America
Following the Black Soldiers Who Biked Across America
'My Mommy Medicine' is a Hug from Your Mama in a Picture Book
'My Mommy Medicine' is a Hug from Your Mama in a Picture Book

Black Content for my Kids - Apr 5th

Petition growing to have Chatham Coloured All-Stars inducted into hall of fame
Petition growing to have Chatham Coloured All-Stars inducted into hall of fame
A councillor’s ‘racist’ comments have thrown Pickering council into disarray. Now, the city wants the Ontario Human Rights Commission to step in
A councillor’s ‘racist’ comments have thrown Pickering council into disarray. Now, the city wants the Ontario Human Rights Commission to step in
Confronting Anti-Black Racism
Confronting Anti-Black Racism

Happy Birthday Mary Ann Shadd 200!

Late U of T prof helped thousands of underrepresented students go to university | CBC News
Late U of T prof helped thousands of underrepresented students go to university | CBC News
Selling Houses While Black
Selling Houses While Black
HOCKEY #2 - The Birth of Black Hockey
HOCKEY #2 - The Birth of Black Hockey

Ravines Consultation Public Survey

Ravines Consultation - Public Survey
Ravines Consultation - Public Survey
Archives of North America's first Black female publisher, added to national register | CBC News
Archives of North America's first Black female publisher, added to national register | CBC News
Legacy Awards unapologetically honour Black Canadian talent | CBC News
Legacy Awards unapologetically honour Black Canadian talent | CBC News

Links for my 15 y/o from Oct 1st

Links for my 15 y/o from Sept 23rd

BONUS: Debby Friday on her 2023 Polaris Music Prize win
BONUS: Debby Friday on her 2023 Polaris Music Prize win
Black Research Network: Connaught project set to create a roadmap to eliminate anti-Black racism in health care
Black Research Network: Connaught project set to create a roadmap to eliminate anti-Black racism in health care
Grade 8 by Dwayne Morgan - PlayME from CBC Podcasts

Links for my 15 y/o from Sep 16th

Queen’s unveils plinth honouring Black medical students
Queen’s unveils plinth honouring Black medical students
Lost Voices | Scout Bostley & Darius Simpson | TEDxDetroit
Lost Voices | Scout Bostley & Darius Simpson | TEDxDetroit
Lisa P. Jackson's Push to Turn Apple Green
Lisa P. Jackson's Push to Turn Apple Green

Links for my 15 y/o from Sep 9th

New Black health-care provider directory aims to improve access to doctors for Black Canadians | CBC News
New Black health-care provider directory aims to improve access to doctors for Black Canadians | CBC News
A Landmark Year for a Rare Calendar
A Landmark Year for a Rare Calendar

#VisionZero

#VISIONZERO Acceleration Letter by Paula Fletcher and Jennifer Story

Links for my 15 y/o from Sep 2nd

“We have to stop celebrating Henry Dundas”: A social advocate on why renaming Dundas Street is worth the $8.6-million price tag
“We have to stop celebrating Henry Dundas”: A social advocate on why renaming Dundas Street is worth the $8.6-million price tag

#GoByBikeToronto

Oakwood Magazine 2023 is out! - Oakwood Village BIA
Oakwood Magazine 2023 is out! - Oakwood Village BIA

Renaming Dundas Street

“We have to stop celebrating Henry Dundas”: An urban planner on why renaming Dundas Street is worth the $8.6-million price tag
“We have to stop celebrating Henry Dundas”: An urban planner on why renaming Dundas Street is worth the $8.6-million price tag
Community Advisory Committee
Community Advisory Committee
Recognition Review – Historical Research on the Life and Legacy of Henry Dundas
Renaming Dundas Street (global case study)
Commemorative Framework
Commemorative Framework

Links for my 15 y/o from Aug 27th

109. Inclusive Transportation with Veronica O. Davis
These Black churches came to the rescue amid Toronto’s African refugee crisis. Now they say governments abandoned them
These Black churches came to the rescue amid Toronto’s African refugee crisis. Now they say governments abandoned them
Savannah renames historic square after Black woman who taught emancipated slaves to read and write | CNN
Savannah renames historic square after Black woman who taught emancipated slaves to read and write | CNN

#KidicalMassTO Ravine Ride Aug 27th

#KidicalMassTO Ravine Ride - Black Creek
#KidicalMassTO Ravine Ride - Black Creek

Links for my 15 y/o from Aug 19th

How Library Cards Became the Jay-Z Merch of the Moment
How Library Cards Became the Jay-Z Merch of the Moment
Bria Mack Gets A Life
Bria Mack Gets A Life
Class-action lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact
Class-action lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact lawsuit against police ‘carding’ highlights its lasting impact
Podcast
·Podcast

Links for my 15 y/o from Aug 12th

Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company That Used Her Cells
Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles With Biotech Company That Used Her Cells
CBC Kids Book Club | My Soca Birthday Party
Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop music | Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop music | Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud | Live Radio | CBC Listen

Links for my 15 y/o from Aug 5th

TVO Today | Current Affairs Journalism, Documentaries and Podcasts
FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2023 | Events | CBC Gem
FreeUp! Emancipation Day 2023 | Events | CBC Gem
Vancouver art exhibition honours Black lives lost while interacting with police | CBC News
Vancouver art exhibition honours Black lives lost while interacting with police | CBC News

Links for my 15 y/o from July 29th

Black Screen Office talks "My First Break" with Andrea Scott
Black Screen Office talks "My First Break" with Andrea Scott
Opinion | American Ballet Theater Does Not See Me as I See Myself
Opinion | American Ballet Theater Does Not See Me as I See Myself
Shooting Three — West End Phoenix
Shooting Three — West End Phoenix

#KidicalMassTO Ravine Ride July 29

#KidicalMassTO Ravine Ride - Parkdale to Humber River
#KidicalMassTO Ravine Ride - Parkdale to Humber River

Links for my 15 y/o from July 22nd

Rebooting Project Greenlight, and Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper | Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Rebooting Project Greenlight, and Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper | Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud | Live Radio | CBC Listen
NEAREST GREEN
NEAREST GREEN

Links for my 15 y/o from July 15th

Coalition assisting refugees demands action to help asylum seekers sleeping on Toronto streets | CBC News
Coalition assisting refugees demands action to help asylum seekers sleeping on Toronto streets | CBC News
Embassy of Canada Art Gallery in Washington - Connect2Canada
Embassy of Canada Art Gallery in Washington - Connect2Canada
Why do Canadians search for proof of racism instead of finding solutions?
Why do Canadians search for proof of racism instead of finding solutions?
Podcast
·Podcast

In Memory of Six Year Old Charlotte

In Memory of Charlotte, organized by Michelle Vieira
In Memory of Charlotte, organized by Michelle Vieira
GoFundMe

Links for my 15 y/o from July 8th

A New Mayor, a Broken City, and a Chance for Revival
In Proximity: Roman Mars and Ryan Coogler - 99% Invisible
In Proximity: Roman Mars and Ryan Coogler - 99% Invisible
Beverley Salmon remembered as a trailblazer
Beverley Salmon remembered as a trailblazer

Links for my 15 y/o from July 1st

Betty Reid Soskin, Retired Park Ranger
Betty Reid Soskin, Retired Park Ranger
Black Boys Like Me by Matthew R. Morris | Penguin Random House Canada
Black Boys Like Me by Matthew R. Morris | Penguin Random House Canada
A Canadian teen made that Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film — from his bedroom | CBC News
A Canadian teen made that Lego scene in the new Spider-Verse film — from his bedroom | CBC News

Is it safe to cycle where you live?

First unofficial ‘Bicycle Mayor of Toronto’ hopes to make cycling safer and more accessible
First unofficial ‘Bicycle Mayor of Toronto’ hopes to make cycling safer and more accessible

Links for my 15 y/o from June 24th

Opinion | For Black people, the political process in Canada is dubious
Opinion | For Black people, the political process in Canada is dubious
Freedom House Ambulance | WQED
Heritage Minute: Jackie Shane
Heritage Minute: Jackie Shane

Links for my 15 y/o from June 17th

Chloe Brown on why she should be Toronto's next mayor | Metro Morning | Live Radio | CBC Listen
Chloe Brown on why she should be Toronto's next mayor | Metro Morning | Live Radio | CBC Listen

Links for my 15 y/o from June 10th

Building Our Future
Building Our Future
How Social Media Algorithms Hurt Black Girls
How Social Media Algorithms Hurt Black Girls

Links for my 14 y/o from June 4th

Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously
Why do so many Black women die in pregnancy? One reason: Doctors don't take them seriously
Economic and Community Development Committee - May 31, 2023
Economic and Community Development Committee - May 31, 2023

Links for my 14 y/o from May 27th

Former President Barack Obama on finding purpose in our work | LinkedIn
Former President Barack Obama on finding purpose in our work | LinkedIn
BREAKING: Police Scotland is 'institutionally racist and discriminatory'
BREAKING: Police Scotland is 'institutionally racist and discriminatory'
IDC4U: Deconstructing Anti-Black Racism
IDC4U: Deconstructing Anti-Black Racism

Links for my 14 y/o from May 20th

Yes Everything!
Yes Everything!
Hamilton Commission reveals stark F1 diversity findings - The Race
Hamilton Commission reveals stark F1 diversity findings - The Race
I never thought I'd make a documentary — then I met Toronto's 'tiny shelter' carpenter | CBC Arts
I never thought I'd make a documentary — then I met Toronto's 'tiny shelter' carpenter | CBC Arts
Baycrest Foundation Bike for Brain Health
Baycrest Foundation Bike for Brain Health

Links for my 14 y/o from May 13th

Lillian Allen: Toronto’s new poet laureate on taking poetry to the city’s street corners
Lillian Allen: Toronto’s new poet laureate on taking poetry to the city’s street corners
"If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys ft. Queen Charlotte's Global Orchestra | Netflix
"If I Ain't Got You" by Alicia Keys ft. Queen Charlotte's Global Orchestra | Netflix

Links for 14 y/o from May 6th

Walking and Cycling in Africa - Evidence and Good Practice to Inspire Action
FULL EPISODE: What's in a name? The debate around historical figures in Toronto | VeraCity
FULL EPISODE: What's in a name? The debate around historical figures in Toronto | VeraCity
A lush community garden in midtown Toronto was a source of peace and joy. Now, it’s a pile of dirt
A lush community garden in midtown Toronto was a source of peace and joy. Now, it’s a pile of dirt

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