Thanks to the efforts of the HK Equity Committee and the Anti-Racism sub-committee the Faculty has structured an opportunity for learning, introspection, reflection and personal growth through the 21-day racial equity challenge.
Monday February 1st marks the first day of Black History Month. This month long celebration allows us to focus on and celebrate Black History. It also presents us with an opportunity for reflection on our own experience, and the experiences of others, related to racial inequity.
Starting February 1st resources will be shared each weekday, with the conversation continuing into the month of March. Weekly discussions will occur each Friday to allow for reflection and the sharing of experiences.
For 21 days, perform one action to further your understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression, and equity. See below for a summary of readings, videos, observations, podcasts, and ways to form and deepen community connections.
Monday February 1st
Read: 5 Black Women Talk About Their Lives in Canada- Past, Present, and Future
Watch: Hair Love
Tuesday February 2nd
Watch: A Young Black Girl's Mission to Find Books with more Diversity
Wednesday February 3rd
Read: Black Women in Canada- Behind the Numbers
Listen: Be Free
Thursday February 4th
Read: Girlhood Interrupted: The Erasure of Black Girls' Childhood
Listen: Dream On
Friday February 5th
Read: 'We Played Ball Just the Same': Selected Recollections of Black Women's Sport Experiences in Southern Ontario (1920s–1940s)
Monday February 8th
Read: The Greatest Canadian Athlete You've Never Heard Of
Tuesday February 9th
Read: 54 Athletes Deliver a Message of Hope
Wednesday February 10th
Read: Black Canadians in Sport
Watch: Race, Sports, and Telling True Stories
Thursday February 11th
Listen: Black Hockey Player
Watch: The Uncomfortable Truth of Being a Black Ballerina
Friday February 12th
Distinguished Speaker Series: Dr. Janelle Joseph, Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education, University of Toronto (1-2:30pm on Zoom)
Monday February 15th
Read: The Case for Reparations
Watch: How To Overcome Our Biases? Walk Boldly Toward Them
Tuesday February 16th
Listen: To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
Wednesday February 17th
Read: How to not (accidentally) raise a Racist
Thursday February 18th
Listen: Black Like Me
Watch: Let's Get to the Root of Racial Injustice
Friday February 19th
Read: Five charts that show what systemic racism looks like in Canada
Listen: The Bigger Picture
Monday February 22nd
Read: Diversity of the Black Population in Canada: An Overview
Tuesday February 23rd
Listen: I, Too, Am Harvard
Watch: Being Black in Canada
Wednesday February 24th
Read: Why BIPOC is an Inadequate Acronym
Thursday February 25th
Read: This 'Equity' Picture is Actually White Supremacy at Work
Friday February 26th
Listen: Black Voices in Healthcare: Becoming
Monday March 1st
Keeping the conversation going! Additional resources to continue to notice, connect, act, and stay inspired
