We cannot deny that racism has always been — and continues to be — prevalent in Canada. What we can do is act on it. Educating ourselves is a good starting point.  Here are forms of media (books, podcasts, social media accounts, websites) that highlight racism’s impact on Black and Indigenous communities in Canada. Books: The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power by Desmond Cole Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present by Robyn Maynard Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson and Syrus Marcus Ware BlackLife: Post-BLM and the Struggle for Freedom by Rinaldo Walcott…

Growing up in Canada, Justine Abigail Yu is always exploring her identity.  “Being a Filipina-Canadian, [you feel] this sort of push and pull being in between these two places, these two cultures,” Yu said. Yu knew she wasn’t alone in this. Growing up in Markham, Yu was surrounded by a very diverse community. “Some of my best friends are Vietnamese, Chinese. I grew up with Italians, people from the Caribbean, all over the place,” she said. “And I know we all have so much in common. The more I spoke about my experiences with living in between cultures, I realized how a lot of these things are actually common.” As a result,…