Black Lives Matter

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"The longstanding history of racial harassment and discrimination in the Maritime Provinces is well documented, and the COVID-19 pandemic further exposes how systemic racism has caused health inequities that are harming Black and Indigenous people and communities.

We grieve over the deaths of George Floyd and Regis Korchinski-Paquet. We stand against anti-Black, anti-Indigenous and all other forms of racism. We stand with you against intolerance, prejudice and racism.”

Sincerely,

Dr. David Anderson, Dean, Faculty of Medicine  

Dr. OmiSoore Dryden, James R. Johnston (JRJ) Chair in Black Canadian Studies    

James R. Johnston Chair, Black Canadian Studies

Here at Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, we are honoured and fortunate to have Dr. OmiSoore Dryden as our James R. Johnston Chair, Black Canadian Studies. This is the first time this position has been in the Faculty of Medicine.

More information on her appointment [pdf 488 kB]; More information on the James R. Johnston Chair, Black Canadian Studies

Videos

• Courageous Conversations: Shining a Light on Racism in Medical Education (YouTube)
  
• Canadian Doctors of Colour Offer a Frank Look at Racism in Medicine (CBC News)
  
• Canadian Health Care Isn’t Immune to Racism, Experts Say. Here’s Why (Global News)
  

Education

• Black Canadian Health Curricular
• Syllabus: A History of Anti-Black Racism in Medicine
• Speak Truth to Power Series -- Join us at Dalhousie as we provide a forum for speakers/changfemakers to addres issues related to the unjust racial tragedies experienced by Black and Indigenous peoples in North America and beyond.

Further Reading

• A Reading List for Children and Families
• Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race
• Between the World and Me --Ta-Nehisi Coates
• How to Be an Antiracist -- Ibram X Kendi
• Levels of Racism: A Theoretic Framework and a Gardener’s Tale
•  Me and White Supremacy -- Layla F Saad
• Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis -- Kevin Mumford
• Policing Black Lives: State Violence in Canada from Slavery to the Present -- Robyn Maynard
• Racial Injustice: Medicine is not Exempt
• The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power -- Desmond Cole
• Stamped -- Ibram X Kendi and Jason Reynolds (YA book)
• Unapologetic: A Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements -- Charlene A. Carruthers
• Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada -- Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson  and Syrus Marcus Ware (eds)
• White Fragility: Why It’s so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism -- Robin DiAngelo
• Why You Should Stop Saying “All Lives Matter,” Explained in 9 Different Ways
• Your Black Colleagues May Look Like They’re Okay — Chances Are They’re Not

Online Articles

• The Life-And-Death Stakes of Anti-Black Racism in Health Care
• On Being a Black Woman n Medicine: U of T's Chika Stacy Oriuwa
• Patients, Pride, and Prejudice: Exploring Black Ontarian Physicians’ Experiences of Racism and Discrimination
• Racial Segregation in Canada (section on Medical Schools)

Social Media Voices 

• Dr. Onye Nnorom; @OnyeActiveMD 
• Black Physicians of Canada; @blackdocscanada 
• Black Medical Students' Association of Canada; @bmsacanada 
• Black Physicians' Association of Ontario; @thebpao 
• Black Canadian Studies Association; @blkcdnSA 
• James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, FOM Dal; @JRJCHAIR (Twitter) and the public group on Facebook
• Dr. OmiSoore Dryden; @OmiSooreDryden 
• Black Lives Matter - Toronto; @BLM_TO (Twitter) and @blacklivesmatterTO (Facebook)
• El Jones, activist (Facebook) https://www.facebook.com/el.jones.94
• Roxane Gay, writer (Twitter) https://twitter.com/rgay
• Rachel Elizabeth Cargle, writer and activist (Instagram) https://www.instagram.com/rachel.cargle/
• Deray Mckesson, activist (Twitter) https://twitter.com/deray
• Brittany Packnett, activist (Twitter) https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti

Podcasts

• Sandy and Nora podcast hosted by Sandy Hudson and Nora Loreto
• Race, Health and Happiness hosted by Dr. Onye Nnorom
• Still Processing, hosted by Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris (The New York Times)
• Pod Save the People, hosted by Deray Mckesson (Crooked Media)
• 1619, hosted by Nikole Hannah Jones (The New York Times)
• Code Switch, hosted by Shereen Marisol Meraji and Gene Demby (NPR)
•  Code Black, co-founded by Renee Duncan, Bunmi Adeoye and Maxine McDonald (Code Black Communicator Network)

Resources

• Health Association of African Canadians: http://haac.ca/
• Black Lives Matter: https://blacklivesmatter.ca
• Black Legal Action Centre (website) http://blacklegalactioncentre.ca/
• Federation of Black Canadians (website) https://fbcfcn.ca/
• Black Youth Help Line https://blackyouth.ca/
• Black Health Alliance http://blackhealthalliance.ca/
• From Google - Anti-Racist Resources
• Dalhousie Student Life:  12 anti-racist books
• Becoming anti-racist:  An NCCDH initiative

Organizations for Donations

If you have the means and ability to assist, these organizations would appreciate your support:

• Black Lives Matter Solidarity Fund Nova Scotia: https://www.gofundme.com/f/black-lives-matter-solidarity-fund-ns
• Canadian Civil Liberties Association: https://ccla.org/give/
• The Africville Heritage Trust: Email Juanita Peters (gmafricvillemuseum@gmail.com) to donate
•  Imhotep's Legacy Academy (ILA)
• Association of Black Social Workers of Nova Scotia: http://nsabsw.ca/
• The Black Cultural Society / Centre for Nova Scotia http://www.bccnsweb.com/web/support-us/donate/