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“BEING BLACK IN TORONTO” Wins 2021 Canadian Screen Awards
June 24, 2021Great news!! BEING BLACK IN TORONTO is a winner at this year’s 2021 Canadian screen awards. Produced by Zaza production and broadcast on CBC, It is part of the Fabienne Colas Foundation’s BEING BLACK IN CANADA Series. A new addition to CBC Gem, this outstanding documentary is a compilation of 6 short films by emerging local black......
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A Covid-19 Guide for Newcomers
July 8, 2020Moving to a new country takes fortitude. The idea of trading a place one called home to start anew is a notion fraught with expectation, anticipation, fear and even disappointment depending on the dream you have or what you believed to be the reality of your intended destination. 2020 was a ‘craze’ setting year in......
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Black Mental Health In Canada
July 21, 2020Black Mental Health in Canada Stigma, Misunderstanding and Silence Within the African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) community in Canada, those struggling with mental health issues are usually forced to do so in abject silence. Deep and entrenched misunderstandings and cultural taboos have led us to erect self-imposed barriers to accessing help and safe spaces to......
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Canadian Black Charities To Donate To
Black Community, Canadian black charities, Charity, Computer Donation, Health in the Black Community, MediaNovember 25, 2020Canadian Black Charities – This article on Black Charities in Canada was updated on November 27, 2020 These are some incredible times we are living in. There hasn’t been this level of attention on black issues and the overall black community in Canada in over 50 years. What makes this fact even more noteworthy is......
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Computer Donation Program
July 9, 2020Donald Moore Canada is proud to announce our new Computer Donation Program. By donating your old computers and peripherals, you are helping underprivileged children and families in the black community to get equal access to digital resources. Whether you’re an individual or a business, donate your surplus or old computers and we’ll put them back......
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Digital Divide & Digital Inequality
September 9, 2020Digital Divide & Digital Inequality By Janelle Whitehead Thanks to COVID-19, the Digital Divide has been a ‘hot topic’ of conversation in many countries and communities. The stark reality for many nations, was that citizens existed without access to broadband services and the necessary technological means, at a time when remote access had become critical......
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Effects of Covid-19 on the Black Community
July 8, 2020Effects of Covid-19 on the Black Community So, what ARE the effects of Covid-19 on the black community? Well, it has become clear to anyone that is paying attention that black Canadians are disproportionately impacted by the Novel Coronavirus. The claim that COVID-19 and the social and medical response to it are not discriminatory is......
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LIVING AS A LIGHT SKINNED WOMAN IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY
June 22, 2021Living as a light skinned black woman in the black community in Canada…..this is my story——-it may not be yours but this is my truth. As a woman of colour I have been discriminated against by my own. I’m not here to provide you with the gory details, but the high level thoughts that have......
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