Description:
Sunny Dhillon's "Journalism While Brown and When to Walk Away" revealed the struggles journalists of colour can face in an industry conditioned to downplay racism, especially as it deploys it. Dhillon's essay on powerlessness, on who has a voice and who is denied, quickly went viral.
Brief description:
Sunny Dhillon worked as a news reporter for ten years. He has also appeared on television and radio and spoken at conferences. He is passionate about racial justice and continues to write on that theme. He holds a master's degree in journalism from the University of British Columbia. He and his young family now live in Ontario, where Sunny attends law school. This is his first book.
Review Quotes:
"He reminds us that sometimes we just need to show up. For each other. For our families. For ourselves. And not hide anymore."
--Carolyn Roy-Bornstein "Hippocampus Magazine" (2/10/2026 12:00:00 AM)