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Racism

Blackface, Anti-Black Racism and Change

November 3, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week a TDSB teacher went to school in Blackface for Halloween. You can read about it here. Egregious enough on its own, it seems that complaints weren’t acted upon until the end of the day. Think about that.... This means students of colour (the school in question was in a culturally … 

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Filed Under: Racism, Uncategorized Tagged With: awareness, Blackface, Halloween, history, TDSB, teachers

The Pervasiveness of Racism – Musings about Meghan & Harry’s Interview with Oprah (Part 1)

March 10, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

There are so many things I want to write about, with regard to the interview Meghan and Harry gave with Oprah which aired on Sunday. You’ll see these musings over the next few weeks. Today, I’m focusing on the big picture – the pervasiveness of racism. Racism is Pervasive Let’s take in the … 

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Filed Under: anti-Black racism, Racism Tagged With: anti-Black racism, Meghan Markle, mental health, Oprah, racism, systemic racism

Anti-Black Racism is Real

June 3, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I’m feeling hopeful this week as our federal political leaders have publicly stated that anti-Black racism is real in Canada. Because it is. Because we need to talk about it. Because allies help in our struggles for justice of all kinds. (You can read about the statements made here and … 

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Filed Under: anti-Black racism, Racism Tagged With: allyship, anti-Black racism, educaton, police brutality, racism, systemic racism

Racism, Pain and Loss

June 1, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week was challenging, to say the least. And sadly, not new... We had two publicly shared incidents of racism. One in Central Park and one in Minneapolis. One involving police and one involving a civilian. One involving men and one involving a woman. Both targeting Black men. You can read … 

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Filed Under: Racism Tagged With: Amy Cooper, Christian Cooper, George Floyd, hate, systemic racism, violence

Race-based Data and COVID-19

May 13, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Just in case the need for race*-based stats is a new conversation to you, it’s not just about COVI-19. COVID-19 is just the latest reason to beat the drum. Laurie Townshend (filmmaker, photographer and teacher) has a gripping installation up as part of Toronto’s Scotiabank Contact photography … 

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Filed Under: Racial Discrimination, Racism Tagged With: COVID-19, data, Ontario, race-based data, Social Determinants of Health

Who Gets to be the Hero?

March 19, 2019 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

In the past two weeks I have watched two thought-provoking movies: Green Book and Same Kind of Different as Me. The former (as you may know) won Best Picture for last year. I watched it on the plane. The latter was from 2017, and I found it on Netflix. I love them both for the lessons they … 

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Filed Under: Race, Racial Discrimination, Racism Tagged With: Green Book, media, messaging, movies, Same Kind of Different as Me, systemic racism

What’s it like to be Black in Toronto?

December 19, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder 2 Comments

Last Monday the Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) released a report called A Collective Impact - about the Toronto Police Department and the racial profiling of Black people. I saw some of the statistics flash across the TV screen at the dentist’s office that day. Sadly, none of them surprised … 

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Filed Under: Racism Tagged With: being Black, racial profiling, Toronto Police

The Systemic Nature of Whiteness

August 14, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder 4 Comments

I’m taking a week’s hiatus from reconciliation because of a conversation I had with my daughter. She is 6, and she just had a birthday. I bit the bullet and bought her a Barbie. It was a “if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em” moment, and she was introduced to them through an Aunt and loooooves them. So, … 

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Filed Under: Racism Tagged With: Barbie, brown people, people of colour

Leadership, Starbucks, and ABC

June 5, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

We have seen some big decisions in the last week related to anti-bias and Diversity & Inclusion. Last week I wrote (a spoke on CBC Radio) about Starbucks’ anti-bias training held across the USA on Tuesday. On that same day, ABC (the TV network) made a bold statement of its own by cancelling … 

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Filed Under: Inclusive Workplaces, Leadership, Racism Tagged With: ABC, change, leadership, Starbucks, sustainability, training

The Elimination of Racism

March 21, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Given what I do, every day is a day to eliminate racism, but I digress. First, I notice that it feels different to say ‘the elimination of racial discrimination’ vs. ‘the elimination of racism’. The latter is more … 

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Filed Under: Racial Discrimination, Racism Tagged With: international day for the elimination of racial discrimination, March 21, systemic racism

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