While the Tea Party continues to be racist, and no it is not another liberal conspiracy, I present you three Black Canadians you should know.Grant Fuhr. The Hall of Famer NHL goaltender was among the best of his era. His accomplishments include five Stanley Cup championships with the Edmonton Oilers, and six All-Star game appearances. He is only one half black, but that is still blacker than most Canadians. And yes, that's Wayne Gretzky pictured alongside him.
Malcolm Gladwell. Ever since his first book The Tipping Point was released in 2000, Gladwell has been stunning audiences with his reporting on subjects ranging from psychology to success. He currently writes for the New Yorker, and Time recognized him on their 100 most influential people in 2005. The University of Waterloo (shoutout to Lucas Woj.) presented him with an honourary degree in 2007. Gladwell is half Jamaican, which means he is pretty black for North American standards.Drake. The hip-hop entertainer has enjoyed recent success with his release of So Far Gone and Thank Me Later. Born in Toronto to a black father and a white Jewish mother, Drake has been criticized for being out of touch with hip-hop because he is a) Canadian and b) half white. But let's be reasonable here, those are things he cannot control and the only mistake he ever made was associating himself with Lil Wayne.
