by Roberta Timothy | Jan 24, 2022 | Article
5 ways to address internalized white supremacy and its impact on health During the summer of protests, workplaces, institutions and many businesses seemed to have finally “awakened” to the plight of Black folks and the injustices we face. But the conversation needs to...
by Roberta Timothy | Dec 28, 2020 | Article
Grief is a direct impact of racism: Eight ways to support yourself The cyclical realities of the impact of racism, anti-Black racism and other forms of intersectional violence on our health make breathing seem like a luxury at times. The full blunt impact of racism...
by Roberta Timothy | Dec 28, 2020 | Article
Racism impacts your health Outside in public: Smiling, dressed real fine, manners on point. I am well schooled on how to be respectful, how to take up space, how to use silence when necessary. Travelling home on transit listening to music to drown out my day —...
by Roberta Timothy | Oct 5, 2020 | Article
Canadian citizenship study guide should tell the truth about racism At this crucial time of confronting systemic anti-Black and anti-Indigenous racism, the Canadian government must take responsibility for its enduring role in propagating racism. This includes through...
by Roberta Timothy | Apr 6, 2020 | Article
Coronavirus is not the great equalizer — race matters One of the first stories to use race-based data to talk about the risk that Black communities face because of COVID-19 came on March 30 from the Charlotte Observer. The article said Black residents in Mecklenburg...
by Roberta Timothy | Dec 5, 2019 | Article
Reparations for slavery and genocide should be used to address health inequities As soon as I entered Elmina Castle (the dungeons) in Cape Coast in Ghana, I felt haunted by over 400 years of brutality and the enslavement and genocide of millions of African and...
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