A new Canadian study has uncovered a troubling disparity: Black Canadians are significantly more likely than white Canadians to skip prescription medications because of cost — a finding that is prompting critics in Ontario to call on the province to take action.
#BlackCanadians #Healthcare
THE BIOGRAPHY OF MICHAEL LEE-CHIN by Hann J. Samson I'VE GOT A HOME IN GLORY LAND by Karolyn Smardz Frost WHAT WE ALL LONG FOR by Dionne Brand 'DA KINK IN MY HAR by Trey Anthony AND STILL WE RISE ed. by Linda Carty THE ROAD TO NOW: A HISTORY OF BLACKS IN MONTREAL by Dorothy Williams FLAUTING IT: A DECADE OF GAY JOURNALISM FROM THE BODY POLITIC ed. by Ed Jackson & Stan Persky SILENCED (REVISED & UPDATED) by Makeda Silvera TO STAND AND FIGHT TOGETHER by Steve Pitt RUNNING UPHILL: THE FAST, SHORT LIFE OF CANADIAN CHAMPION HARY JEROME by Fil Fraser GO TO SCHOOL, YOU'RE A LITTLE BLACK BOY by Honourable Lincoln M. Alexander VIOLA DESMOND WON'T BE BUDGED by Jody Nyasha Warner & Richard Rudnicki
THE DUCHESS RAND OF OLD JOHN WARE by James Davidge & Bob Prodor ANGELA JAMES: THE FIRST SUPERSTAR OF WOMEN'S HOCKEY by Tom Bartsiokas & Corey Long OSCAR LIVES NEXT DOOR by Bonnie Farmer & Marie Lafrance SOMETHING IS ALWAYS ON FIRE by Measha Brueggergosman THE NOVA SCOTIA HOME FOR COLORED CHILDREN by Wanda Taylor IN THE BLACK by B. Denham Jolly PORTIA WHITE by George Elliott Clarke & Lara Martina THE SKIN WE'RE IN by Desmond Cole AMAZING BLACK ATLANTIC CANADIANS by Lindsay Ruck & James Bentley WILLIE: THE GAME-CHANGING STORY OF THE NHL'S FIRST BLACK PLAYER by Willie O'Ree PEARLEEN OLIVER by Ronald Caplan TRAILBLAZERS by Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore
MY MOTHER'S DAUGHTER by Perdita Felicien ALPHONSO DAVIES by Farhan Devji ANSWERING THE CALL by Paul Akeroyd MOVERS' SHAKERS, HISTORY MAKERS by Akilah Newton & Danielle Murrell Cox UNDISPUTED by Donovan Bailey NO CRYSTAL STAIR by Mairuth Sarsfield THE LUCIE AND THORNTON BLACKBURN STORY by Suzette Daley SEARCHING FOR SERAFIM by Ruby Smith Díaz 100 ACCOMPLISHED BLACK CANADIAN WOMEN - 2024 by Honourable Dr. Jean Augustine, et. al ONE: A STORY OF HOPE IN OUR TIME by Devon Clunis JEAN AUGUSTINE: DESTINED by Jean Augustine BEING BROWN by Rosemary Brown
Black Excellence Day is for rejoicing Black history and learn about Black stories, art and people. Here are books for all ages by and about Black Canadians. Booklists in ALT text.
#blackexcellenceday #blackcanadians #blackhistory #canadianhistory #booksky💙📚 #booklist #bookrecs #books #read #jan15
It didn’t reach the level of #Jan6th, but IMHO, especially knowing the disproportionately higher penalization and sentencing of #BlackCanadians a minimum of 3 months incarcerated + home arrest, would’ve felt a WHOLE lot better. #mapleMAGAmorons #Canada #cdnpoli
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A reminder of the debts owed to #BlackCanadians and the #Indigenous communities of #Canada from Robyn Maynard, “Policing Black Lives” (2017)
#Reparations #EndRacism 🇨🇦✊🏾
Hey #Canada we’re also implicated in this history. #Facts #Quebec #NewFrance #Slavery #BlackCanadians #Indigenous
To learn more about Black History, visit the Blackstone Foundation Library, now open on Fridays from 11AM-7PM at Chester Le Community Corner (201 Chester Le Blvd, 2nd floor, Scarborough).
#ScarboroughAgincourt 🏙️ #BlackCanadians ✊🏿✨
This week's newsletter features Canada's "Jazz Man," #OscarPeterson. Plus: the legacies of Jackie Shane, Rosemary Sadlier and Black-owned beauty supply stores.
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Fauset was born on January 20, 1899, and was the middle child of three children in an interracial family
#blackeducators #blackwomen #blackpoliticians #blackcanadians #blacknovascotians #blackeditors #blackpoets #blackwriters #blackessayists #slavery
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Where are the #BlackCanadians? Let's get together 🇨🇦 ❤️
