Virtual Café by YouthREX | Shalaine | Activity https://cafe.youthrex.com/members/sharez/activity/ Activity feed for Shalaine. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:06:54 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.21.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 41fdb589d6fb4bae35922c2361932bf7 Shalaine 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-2082 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:42:46 -0400 Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

I couldn’t agree more. The lack of intentionality is why we’re still here. There needs to be well thought out and executed plans to combat anti-Black racism!!

]]> c82026176d13450e24bb5ef6093aee04 Shalaine 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/4/#post-2068 Thu, 16 Jun 2022 15:13:39 -0400 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?

One thing I would say would be to say their names properly. Making sure that the name they were given/chose is said out loud, correctly. Hearing their name in a positive and thoughtful manner helps Black youth recognize who they are and boost confidence. It will also help to eliminate the notion that Black names are not “regular” or…

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