Black Mental Health Matters every day of the year, psychotherapist says
Does the annual observance of Black History Month have any impact on the mental health of the Black community?
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Community leaders come together after ‘incredibly traumatic’ year to build on anti-racism initiatives
A virtual community conversation was held Feb. 17 to discuss ongoing anti-racism initiatives organized by community members.
Scarborough residents cite racist experiences at anti-racism forum
A GTA resident says police and social workers have discriminated against her and she wants to see more unity between Black Lives Matter Toronto and the anti-racism directorate.
Cora Reid, a reggae artist from Bowmanville, Ont., spoke Wednesday evening at the provincial government’s anti-racism directorate forum in Scarborough. This was the fourth such meeting facilitated by MPP Michael Coteau, Ontario minister responsible for anti-racism.
Pride Toronto apologizes to Black Lives Matter
Pride Toronto issued an apology statement to Black Lives Matter — Toronto Coalition (BLMTO) for its “history of anti-blackness.”
Journalist says cultural competence bridges racial gaps
At first, the racial slur his former boss made about him didn’t bother him. It had been 17 years since Hamlin Grange had worked with him at the Toronto Star. That’s when another working colleague, John Miller, told him about the derogatory remark.
“My wife knew something (had) changed inside me,” Grange said. “She said I looked vulnerable, as if I’d lost something. … She was right.”
This was a defining moment in Grange’s career. He went on to report and anchor on Global TV and CBC TV, and eventually to co-create DiversiPro Inc., a company dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion.
Theorizing the future of Black History Month
When people of African descent are routinely included or affirmed through school curriculum, books and the media, there may no longer be a need for Black History Month, some black leaders say.