Between 1629 and 1834, more than 4,000 people of African descent were enslaved in colonial Canada. They were exploited for their labour, and subjected to physical, sexual, psychological, and reproductive violence. In August we celebrate #EmancipationMonth across Toronto. #CABRTO

Our work at Pathways to Care was noted in this excellent article on over-policing and mental health in Black children: broadview.org/policing-black…

I am honoured to be a Co-Chair of the Black Health Plan for Ontario. This landmark initiative shows what can be done when policy makers, services, charities, academics, government and communities to work together to try to produce a fairer health system wellesleyinstitute.com/publications/a…

Introducing Black Health Alliance Pathways to Care project’s latest article: Anti-Black Racism and Building Organizational Partnerships: Implications for Recovery-oriented Practice in Mental Health by Melissa Booker, MHE, Fatimah Jackson-Best, PhD, and Tiyondah Fante-Coleman, MA 🧵1/4

Issa Rae done made the 2024 Mantra for us, this is the energy!

Why you should play jouvay with 3canal this year. A biased thread 🧵

TW: this article discusses maternal loss. In ep. 5 of For the Culture, we discuss the Black maternal health crisis. I wrote this article about the personal experience that inspired it and the loss I was going through while making it. cbc.ca/documentaries/…

I shed many tears as I read this beautiful essay by #EdwidgeDanticat she is always an exemplar of writing with your whole heart 🙏🏾 The Haiti That Still Dreams | The New Yorker newyorker.com/culture/essay/…

Meet our incredible Pathways Forward speakers! 🔥We are so excited to have these amazing folks join us for what will be a spectacular closing celebration for our Pathways for Care Project! Registration closes May 10th 2024, don't miss this! Sign up here: tiny.cc/9zp0yz

Join our plenary speakers Dr. J. Pemberton Cyrus & Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best! Dr. Cyrus is the President of Imhotep’s Legacy Academy ⚛️ & former Head of Dal Industrial Eng. Dr. Jackson-Best is an Assistant Professor HEI & holds a joint appointment McMaster University Department of Medicine & will present an abstract too

An impactful presentation by Dr. Fatimah Jackson-Best on utilizing geography and technology to map healthcare services for Black communities. #BlackxSTEMM

Lucky for you my friend, I in a Good Good Spirit ⚡️⚡️

jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-s… Jamaica Gleaner

Time for the grand finale! Excited to share that our last (but certainly NOT least) #HASTalk of the academic year will be on March 12, with Dr. Jackson-Best (HEI McMaster University Department of Medicine) sharing her seminar on Compounded Islamophobia in Canada Register NOW: bit.ly/40KBt6H

The Give 30 Kingston campaign launches on Feb 20. Please donate generously so that your neigbour does not go to sleep hungry.

We have launched our annual campaign against hunger. Donate here: Give 30 Kingston as we partner with Partners in Mission to make sure our neighbours don't go to bed hungry.

my mom was 17 in detention writing me love notes. our bond is so special

Applications invited for a Postdoc Research Fellow to work w/the African Caribbean Faculty Association of McMaster network on expanding the ecosystem for research and teaching on Africa and Black Diaspora Studies abldmcmaster McMaster University. Due: April 15. Juliet Daniel

Huge congrats to McMaster UGME students, Kerry Yang and Omar Abdallah, who presented our scoping review research on Islamophobia and mental health at the HEI Research Day! Publication coming soon…

We’ve got an incredible lineup for Black Futurities 2025: We Listen and We Don’t Judge, and you won’t want to miss it! Join us on May 30 in downtown Toronto or online. Check the schedule. Meet the speakers. Register now. #BlackFuturities #WeListenWeDontJudge #BlackStudies