Keita, 30, immigrated from Sierra Leone to Edmonton with his family when he was 12. When he was 18, he moved to Toronto — home of one of the largest LGBTQ2 communities in the country. Keita is disappointed that pride is cancelled this year, but he’s glad to see it’s happening during a time of […]
It's clear that COVID-19 and racism are a dangerous combination. We need better information about how Indigenous, Black and other racialized people interact with Canadian health-care systems.
Sasha Exeter was out for a walk with her toddler trying to enjoy the beautiful Toronto weather last month when the two were affronted by ugly racist vitriol. It wasn't the two-year-old's first encounter with racism, and despite her efforts to protect her, Exeter knows it won't be the last. Carl James, York University Faculty of Education Professor and Jean […]
The cancellation of events for Pride Month poses a huge loss to the LGBTQ community. “Pride Month is a chance to recognize and celebrate LGBTQ lives, communities, histories and we are continuing to do that this year but it’s going to look a lot different” Faculty of Education Associate Professor Jen Gilbert said. “Pride parade and the festivities are a chance for young people to get out and receive some affirmation.”
Parents are being encouraged to speak to their children about anti-Black racism, police brutality and protests across North America. “People are angry, tired and in pain, and this generation of youth have not seen anti-Black racism at this level before,” said Carl James, York University Faculty of Education Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, […]
This past May, Professor Pam Millett participated in a panel conversation about some of the hardships of COVID-19 that fall disproportionately on students with disabilities.
By the time babies are three months old, they can distinguish between races, and they prefer faces from their own ethnic group. As toddlers, that preference can start to put down roots in terms of how they understand people’s behaviour. In the early 1990s, Carl James, Professor and Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and […]
Faculty of Education Professor Carl James was on CP24 to discuss how to talk about race and anti-Black racism to children. He highlighted the importance of teaching children about race at a young age and understanding that racism is a systemic problem in Canadian society as well.
Protests erupted across the United States, Canada, and the world over the weekend, as thousands demonstrated against racism and police brutality, specifically towards members of the Black community. These demonstrations, in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, aim to seek justice for George Floyd. Floyd was killed during an arrest in Minnesota on May […]
As the spread of the novel coronavirus forces people indoors, some have turned to recreating viral dance challenges on TikTok. The TikTok website says their mission is “to inspire creativity and bring joy.”