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How Can We Move Black Youth out of Homelessness?
A new transitional housing project in York Region aims to create the conditions for change. 360°kids is a non-profit organization that works to prevent homelessness by helping youth at risk, or...
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What is the connection between Emancipation Day and Black youth homelessness?
Today, August 1st, is Emancipation Day. It’s a day to recognize Canada’s history of slavery and discrimination. This date was chosen because August 1, 1834, marks the abolishment of slavery...
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Black Joy: Resistance, Resilience, and What it Means to Black Canadian Youth Experiencing Homelessness
“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness” – Desmond Tutu, South African Human Rights Activist “The past of slavery is experienced daily...
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Research
Reflecting on Black Youth Homelessness
I have always viewed Black History Month as both a time to take stock of Black communities’ collective struggles for visibility as well as to celebrate their contributions to the...