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Yasmine 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

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:31:06 -0400

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?

In my opinion, to pro-actively design pathways to inclusion in the youth sector it requires active allyship. By this, I do not mean just non-Black people, I am including Black non-youths as well because youth have specific issues and are dependent to those who are of young-middle aged adulthood.

First, educating oneself on the needs and gaps…

Yasmine replied to the discussion How might we draw on research findings to highlight and challenge the impact of anti-Black racism on youth and their families? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:09:59 -0400

Reply to How might we draw on research findings to highlight and challenge the impact of anti-Black racism on youth and their families?

Two findings we can draw on to highlight and challenge the impact of ABR on youth and their families are: family structures & gender differences. These two connect very well.

Black families are almost always associated with gender dynamics and differences. These assumptions could be “absentee” or abusive fathers, in which it is assumed that…

Yasmine 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

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 16:28:00 -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?

An educator, what I could do to center Black youth wellbeing is to help validate their lived experiences by making my curriculum culturally relevant. Use examples from their communities and from their lives to ensure that they feel seen and can connect to their learning. That could be as simple as using the effects of ABR on Black mental health…

Yasmine replied to the discussion Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 06:01:05 -0500

Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

ABR is still a problem in Ontario because we have clung to the myth of being “universal peacekeepers” and the “better” version of the USA. Our multicultural mosaic trope has us believe that we have overcome racial inequality but in reality, we use this mosaic to cover longstanding histories of ABR in Canada (i.e. KKK formations) and erasure…