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Guest Commentator

Jim Wilkes

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Guest Commentary

Racial Slur On Furniture Wrapping Stuns Toronto Family

By Jim Wilkes Guest Commentator

When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as “Nigger-brown.” She and husband Douglas purchased a sofa, loveseat and chair in dark brown leather last week from Vanaik Furniture and Mattress store on Dundas St. E., Toronto, ON. Moore, 30,…

When the new chocolate-coloured sofa set was delivered to her Brampton home, Doris Moore was stunned to see packing labels describing the shade as "Nigger-brown." She…

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