Spread awareness, run campaigns to make public more aware of the issue of racism in Canada. We must not forget to check our own biases first.

Anti-Black racism is still a problem in Ontario because it is not a one time fix thing. Continuous work needs to be done. There has to be policies, programs, training, etc. for everybody including authorities such as school authorities, police etc. to learn anti-racism practices and develop policies that would be more inclusive of black…

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There is immense research encompassing the negative effects of racism not only on the individual but also on their families. In schools when black students are disproportionately represented in suspension records, given harsher punishments than their white counterparts, are expelled from school often, criminally charged more than their…

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As discussed in the lecture videos, ability criteria, hiring processes for youth jobs, etc. should not be based according to the white eligibility criterion. Black youth lived experiences and their challenges should be kept in mind and more inclusive approaches should be developed.

I will try to keep my own biases under check because I believe this is the first thing I would need to be able to listen and understand the perspectives of black youth and to hear their stories/ lived experiences without judging them.