North Star: How Toronto is linked to MLK

On a December day in Tampa, John Wiggins had grown frustrated that his brainstorm had given way to a fog. He tried to connect the fibres of his still-new role, a significant day for a crucial figure in the civil rights movement and the lone non-American city in the NBA.

Wiggins was named the Raptors’ vice president of organizational culture and inclusion in July. The creation of that role is an acknowledgment that while Canada is different from its neighbour to the south, it too needs to address and try to eliminate racism.

Wiggins left the team hotel and got in his rental car in search of some answers.

“I just started driving,” he said. “Every major city (in the U.S.) has a Dr. Martin Luther…