In the wake of another week of racial reckoning around the world, two Black Canadian students are opening up about the realities they’ve faced and what needs to happen when the protests end.
High school student Shelby Jean-Pierre found out early in her life that the colour of her skin mattered. Her parents, like many others she says, had to have a talk with her.
“The racism in Canada, personally, I believe is very subtle. It is swept under the carpet very, very often, and you don't know that the racism is going on unless you're the victim,” she says. “Since then, Campus Safety Services worked with our Equity and Inclusive Community Department to design But Jean-Pierre says “if you’re going to post about it now, make sure you’re going to act upon what you’re saying.”
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