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Reading contemporary children’s books that showcase the daily lives of Black kids and their families have benefits for all children. Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images North America

Children’s books about Black people’s everyday, joyful lives are sometimes banned – but they help all kids explore what it means to be human

Books showing Black children spending time with family, or playing at home, help Black kids see themselves in literature and give all kids a window into others’ experiences.
Students protest outside court before a hearing in Toronto in October 2019, challenging the Ontario government’s push to make certain supplementary fees optional through the Student Choice Initiative. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Ontario’s Bill 33 raises serious concern about campus equity and student rights

Possible changes around university admissions and student fees catalyzed by Ontario’s Bill 33 will depend on how universities interpret the rules and whether they make equity a clear policy priority.
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The Human Rights Commission has handed down a report on racism at Australian universities. Here’s why it fails

In reporting on racism but neglecting to look at it’s structural roots, research does more harm than good.
Nicholas Marcus Thompson, right, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, and Bernadeth Betchi, a CHRC employee and representative plaintiff, participate in a news conference on the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions’ special review of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, on Parliament Hill, in Ottawa, June 10, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

International review of the Canadian Human Rights Commission can provide limited gains for anti‑racism advocacy

Publicizing an international review of the Commission is helping civil society advocate for reforms to combat racism, but the outcome of the review is set to maintain the status quo.
A woman speaks at a protest in Washington D.C. following the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of its decision in the Roe v. Wade case on abortion rights, June 24, 2022. (Shutterstock)

How racialized women can tackle backlash when advocating for change

Advocacy often provokes strong reactions from those in power. This backlash deters others from speaking out and perpetuates a cycle of silence, gaslighting and compliance.
We put together a list of staff recommendations of our podcast for your summer listening. This is a collage of the guests of those episodes. (The Conversation Canada)

Some of our favourite episodes you may have missed: Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast

In this bonus episode, you’ll meet some of the producers who help make this podcast to revisit some of our favourite episodes from past seasons.
It is important that we in Canada understand our history so that we know how to move forward with clear solutions. (Shutterstock)

Why DEI in Canada struggles to uplift Black people

Canada was never designed to be a space for unequivocal diversity, equity or inclusion. Rather, DEI initiatives are based on policies that maintain an unequal status quo.
While literary texts can nurture deep understandings about racism and power, it’s not enough to provide students with racially and culturally diverse texts. (Rasheeq Mohammad)

How literature teachers can create anti‑racist classrooms

When teachers are self-aware of how their identities impact their values, beliefs and experiences, they are better prepared to help students build bridges between their lives and literature.
Image credits: AP/Hatem Ali (Palestinians displaced by the Israeli offensive in Gaza in Rafah in Jan)., AP/Chris Pizzello (Taraji P. Henson), THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick (sign at climate protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa), CP/Spencer Colby (police at a pro-Palestinian protest), Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP (rainbow-haired “Stop Cop City” protestor with fist raised), DCMR logo.

Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast: Listen to the new season trailer

The DCMR team has been busy prepping new episodes and next week, we start releasing episodes for season 7, taking our anti-racist lens to the news and issues occupying a lot of our minds these days.
A study saw racialized students in Ontario French immersion programs write monologues and stories about their experiences, and also invited immersion stakeholders like teachers and parents to give feedback on race and racism in Ontario immersion programs. (CDC)

Anti‑racist, culturally responsive French immersion: Listening to racialized students is an important step towards equitable education

Listening to voices of racialized students in French immersion matters for creating more inclusive schooling.

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