Virtual Café by YouthREX | Kate | Activity https://cafe.youthrex.com/members/ktdl/activity/ Activity feed for Kate. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:16:25 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 3019a60517c45c58c80e3374f402969c Kate replied to the discussion Let’s dream and envision programs and services where Black youth are not experiencing anti-Black racism. How might we move beyond identifying the service needs and gaps Black youth face, to pro-actively designing pathways to inclusion in the youth sector? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/lets-dream-and-envision-programs-and-services-where-black-youth-are-not-experiencing-anti-black-racism-how-might-we-move-beyond-identifying-the-service-needs-and-gaps-black-youth-face-to-pr/page/2/#post-2339 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:49:38 -0500 Reply to Let’s dream and envision programs and services where Black youth are not experiencing anti-Black racism. How might we move beyond identifying the service needs and gaps Black youth face, to pro-actively designing pathways to inclusion in the youth sector?

I agree with you, youth leadership opportunities have a profound impact on positive mental health and well-being. Prioritizing leadership opportunities for Black youth is one positive change that we have made at our school.

]]> 7e9d5b10e3deb081e4201469261b815f Kate replied to the discussion Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/why-is-anti-black-racism-still-a-problem-in-ontario/page/5/#post-2338 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:45:25 -0500 Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

I agree with you. I have heard time and again that ‘at least we aren’t like the U.S.’. It is this ignorance of our own history that allows people to more easily sweep anti-Black racism under the rug.

]]> 6758e0a11dc1fcd9d16793454b3284d7 Kate replied to the discussion What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing https://cafe.youthrex.com/communities/centering-black-youth-wellbeing/forum/discussion/what-is-the-one-simple-thing-either-in-your-personal-practice-organization-or-professional-practice-that-you-will-focus-on-implementing-to-improve-outcomes-for-black-youth-starting-today/page/5/#post-2337 Tue, 06 Dec 2022 16:39:35 -0500 Reply to What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing?

We have been doing the same thing in our library and in our classrooms to ensure that all students can see themselves reflected and celebrated in the resources we use to support their learning. One recent initiative has been to ensure that black authors are represented in all genres within our resources, fiction/non-fiction.

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