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New survey a first step to dismantling anti-Black racism, says researcher
by Adina Bresge, The Canadian Press
Posted May 21, 2021 10:52 am EDT
Last Updated May 21, 2021 at 10:58 am EDT
Seven in 10 Black Canadians have experienced racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a “first step” toward dismantling systemic discrimination.
Researchers at York University released early findings Friday from a national survey examining how Black Canadians experience race and racism across social spheres.
The interim report, produced in partnership with the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, draws from the responses of roughly 5,500 participants, including about 1,800 Black people, between March 21 and May 5.
Adina Bresge
A Black Lives Matter mural is painted on a boarded up shop in Montreal, Friday, June 12, 2020. Seven in 10 Black Canadians experience racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a first step toward dismantling systemic discrimination. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson May 21, 2021 - 7:52 AM
Seven in 10 Black Canadians have experienced racism on a regular or occasional basis, suggests a preliminary study that experts are calling a first step toward dismantling systemic discrimination.
Researchers at York University released early findings Friday from a national survey examining how Black Canadians experience race and racism across social spheres.
Race-based data on police interactions is collected across the United States, but the practice is uncommon in Canada. Experts say that objective information is a key part of reducing the number of deadly interactions between police and people of colour.
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For Agatha, a 30-year-old Chinese-Canadian substitute teacher in Toronto, working primarily with white colleagues can often make her feel like an outsider.
She says the energy and style with which many of those colleagues communicate is very different than her own, and makes her feel like she’s somehow not good enough. She feels that cultural gap most in job interviews, and says that it’s led to a dip in confidence, a rise in anxiety and a lack of passion in her work.
This is a common dynamic for people of colour, especially as companies place increasing emphasis on soft skills –