4 years ago there was 1 Black student out of 259.This year we will see 24 Black students entering U of T medical school as the class of 2024.This will be the largest cohort of Black medical students in Canadian history. We are proud of each and every one of you! Aluta Continua.

Groundbreaking new research initiative on the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on Black people in Ontario apple.news/A0TtS0C_mQfWM-…

The work is offline. The work is online. The work is presence. The work is strategic absence. The work is virtual. The work is in the streets. The work is in legislative halls. The work is in art. The work is in policies. The work is at the polls. The work is where we are.

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The @enercare saga continues...after a 30 minute wait, on the line with the call centre to check on the status of my service visit. They escalated my call to a supervisor ...transferred the call...and the call disconnected! #dobetter #CustomerService.

This is exactly it. Toronto is not the only municipality where refugee claimants and asylum seekers are left stranded. Clearly, the federal government is not upholding their #humanrights commitments; they must be held to account for underfunding shelter and supports for people.

It's often said: White kids, upon being taught the history of racism, will feel guilty or bad about being White. In fact, White kids who receive antiracist history lessons exhibit fewer racist ideas about Black people while their attitudes about White people are unaffected.

Act Now! African, Refugee and Civil Society Groups in Toronto call on Justin Trudeau Sean Fraser to urgently establish reception centers to welcome, shelter and support refugee claimants on Toronto streets rchc.ca/news

Let’s show the same compassion and support to refugee claimants on Toronto streets that we have shown other displaced people arriving in Canada. Justin Trudeau Sean Fraser we need emergency shelter and housing now! rchc.ca/news RCHCentre

Having some lived experience of racism is not the same as having anti-oppression analysis. One may at best help clarify the other. Too often, the two get conflated and you end up with folks in DEI or DEI-like positions navigating delicate situations without a focus on justice.

“This is a shame”: Advocates demand urgent response to Toronto shelter crisis impacting refugee claimants and migrants. 👇 fcjrefugeecentre.org/2023/07/this-i…

Every few weeks, a new survey, report or article states what we’ve known for years: racism exists in Canada. #ThisMatters host Saba Eitizaz/ صبا اعتزاز talks to Shellene Drakes-Tull about the need for solutions over more proof: thestar.com/podcasts/thism…

This weekend 65 years ago #AltheaGibson, the first Black woman to win Wimbledon, retained her title. Althea repeatedly applied for membership of the #AllEnglandClub but, unlike other winners, was never accepted. Her Jewish doubles partner #AngelaBuxton faced a similar struggle

Allowing racialised refugees to sleep on the streets of Toronto is also about sending a message to vulnerable people thinking about fleeing their oppressors. Don't come to Canada unless you are a white European refugee or have a skill this nation needs. #cdnpoli

Hon Jean Augustine and Zanana Akande speaking downtown Toronto about the plight of refugees from the continent of Africa. “These are my people …I will not rest until they get equity” -Zanana Akande

If you're shocked about how Toronto is treating refugees, you haven't been paying attention to how Toronto treats the unhoused.

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We must resist the Black/White binary. Other groups from different parts of the world have come to Canada to seek refuge and have not been left on the streets in the rain. Only Black people from the continent of Africa have been left on the streets

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