At CPRS Toronto, we know there is important work to be done. As mentioned in our earlier blog post, we stand against racism and all forms of discrimination. We are listening, we are learning and we are committed to promoting equality. While we reflect internally on what we can do as an organization, we have compiled a list of learning resources to help educate our members and amplify Black voices.
Below, you’ll find a collection of resources to help develop your involvement with the Black Lives Matter movement.
Arefeh Ghane’s #BlackLivesMatter presentation:
Canadian publications:
- The Skin We’re In, Desmond Cole
- Angry Queer Somali Boy, Mohamed Abdulkarim Ali
- The erasure of Canada’s history of anti-Black racism, Global News
From Rachel Cargle, American Historian and Archivist:
- Racial Justice Research Document Cases of police brutality and murder in the United States
- How to talk to Your Family about Racism on Thanksgiving via Harpers Bazaar
- TedxTalk Coming to Terms with Racism
- Stop Saying, “All Lives Matter via Harpers Bazaar
Articles relating to influencer-relations:
- Stand for something via digiday.com
- Racism in the influencer marketing industry via PizzaPizza_Nisa
Books
- White Fragility: Why it’s so Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, Robin Diangelo
- Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race, Reni Eddo-Lodge
- Witnessing Whiteness, Shelly Tochluk
- Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race, Derald Wing Sue
- Uprooting Racism: How White People Can Work for Racial Justice, Paul Kivel
Other:
- Films to understand black stories via Cineplex
- Black-owned fashion labels and clothing stores via GQ
We understand that the list above is not comprehensive of all resources on this topic. If you have other articles and online resources to share, please email us at communications@cprstoronto.com.