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I met Ahmet (name changed) at university in Toronto during the first year of undergraduate in psychology. Ahmet used to be an academic at a…
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“After witnessing his father and his uncle being murdered by the military, he fled his country at age of 19 and went through nine countries,…
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NPR’s Invisibilia podcast details a case of police misconduct, where Black teenager Joseph Green is falsely arrested by a Stockton police officer, after he tries…
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The poem “I am Not a ‘Strong Black Woman’” was written by London- based Activist and Creative Ayesha Charles. In this piece, she challenges the…
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Licensed Psychologist, Dr. Nicole Hargon, is the director of Center for Healing of Racial Trauma. In her podcast, she provides techniques to help heal from…
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The poem “I Hope” was written by digital content creator Jasmine Mahoro. She created this piece in response to recent events regarding police brutality and…
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In the spoken word poem “White Men Say Weird Things to Me” posted to Button Poetry’s YouTube channel, Ebony Stewart discusses the sexualization and harassment…
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AJ Addae, a student at Northeastern University, created a poem in response to a statement sent out by the university. This statement was concerning the…