It’s #BlackHistoryMonth 📷, and it’s time to address the systemic discrimination and anti-Black racism that continues to prevent Black renters from securing their right to an adequate, accessible and affordable place to call home.

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Last year, The Local Magazine published a powerful piece highlighting the systemic discrimination faced by Black renters in Toronto. We contributed, discussing the role of intersectionality & housing providers' tactics to deny housing to racialized renters. /2
thelocal.to/anti-black-dis…

Also a great time to revisit Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH)'s Nathan Okonta piece on the unique systemic factors driving Black youth homelessness. Exploring intersections of race, gender & sexual orientation, over-incarceration & over-representation in child welfare. /3
homelesshub.ca/blog/reflectin…