Blackhurst Cultural Centre Commemorates the 10th Annual Underground Freedom Train Ride: “We’re Back on Track”

 

The Underground Freedom Train Ride and Emancipation Day Commemorations Still Matter…

Recently, Dr. Afua Cooper, Professor in the Sociology and Social Anthropology Department at Dalhousie University explained why issues around slavery and emancipation are still important. 

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A specific form of anti-black racism: Scholars want Canadian apology for slavery

Listen carefully for echoes and reverberations of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Anti-Racism (IDEA) as Blackhurst Managing Director Itah Sadhu regales you with a captivatingly told true story of the struggle to include the Jamaican Patty in Canadian popular culture

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The Power and Disempowering of Language in the Trump Era

James Baldwin viewed language as deeply tied to power, identity and historical reality, particularly for marginalized communities. Language, he wrote is “meant to define the other – and in this indispensable, cruelly dishonest role, it can be employed to obscure the truth.” Writers like Baldwin remind us that language is more than just a tool for communication—it shapes thought, reinforces power structures, and influences the way individuals perceive reality.

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How Canadian Organizations Should Respond to the Backlash Against Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

For many years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives have become a cornerstone of workplace culture in Canada. Many organizations recognize that these initiatives contribute to creativity, talent recruitment, and growth.  But recent court decisions in the United States, actions taken by the Trump administration, and political misinformation about DEI in the US and Canada have all added to increasing resistance to diversity, equity and inclusion. Even some organizations that prioritized these initiatives a mere five years ago (after a White police officer killed Black American George Floyd, which led to widespread protests) have pulled back or softened their approach. 

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