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@Nanaaba

Host of . Host/producer of . Creator of and . Former co-chair, DiversifyCBC. 2020!

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    May 31

    I shared some thoughts about this time.

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    13 hours ago

    Today on : Brandy ()

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    May 28

    Hey friends, I'm looking to profile some Indigenous health care workers/providers! Nurses, doctors, midwives, community support workers and really anyone in the field of health that is helping out during this pandemic! If you know anyone please reach out!

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    Jun 4

    Police in Edmundston, New Brunswick say a 26-year-old woman from British Columbia is dead after an altercation with police today. A police news release says an officer shot her when she confronted him while holding a knife and uttering threats.

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    Jun 4

    My fellow journalists of color, I wrote this on our behalf.

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    Jun 3

    This is perhaps the most honest and transparent I have ever been about what it’s like to be a black woman in journalism, perhaps because I haven’t felt this raw in a while. Proud to add my voice to a chorus of women I call colleagues and friends:

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    Jun 4

    This past week has been so much. On , we talked about black lives and the police: who gets to see the police as allies, and the argument for defunding the police. Get it wherever you get your podcasts. (Apple link: )

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    Jun 3

    On the 1 year anniversary of the final report: Take a moment to thank the thousands of survivors, families, Elders, community members who came forward to share their stories. So many families shared their deepest pain and asked for justice.

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  9. Jun 3

    From my friend Christabel Nsiah-Buadi .

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    Jun 2

    I'm tired of writing about why my son's life matters. Over and over we give perpetrators the benefit of the doubt & the lives of victims are dismissed. If talking about racism makes you uncomfortable, ask yourself why? I wrote about it

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  11. Jun 3

    So happy and proud for you, !

    Proud wife alert 👏🏼
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  12. Jun 2

    From time

    I’m seeing lots of notes acknowledging black journalists in Canada. Just wanted to mention some veterans (many of them trailblazers) I’ve worked alongside including, Jules Elder, Ron Fanfair, Dwight Drummond, Ashante Infantry, Hamlin Grange, Maureen Murray, Bev Bowen, Fil Fraser,
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    Jun 2
    Replying to

    has a database of women and people of colour available for speaking events.

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    Jun 2

    If this conversation makes you uncomfortable, ask yourself why. Why is having conversations about race considered “preachy” or “tough”? What is tough about discussing something that entire systems are built on? — via

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    Jun 1

    I felt compelled to write about this... will things change by the time my son is a young man?

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    Jun 1

    June is National . My son and I have been digging into a lot of Indigenous cinema during the pandemic, available for free on Gem and . Here’s a few of my picks for what to watch this June.

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    Jun 1

    Re-upping this list of Black women who are writers, hosts and otherwise creative in Canada. Thank you , who put it together. Hire these people all the time, not just when things are particularly traumatic.

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    Jun 1

    Ugh forgot to tweet this last night 7:40 tune in to I’ll be on talking about frustration and hope 9am on I release the angst with a display of Black excellence on Social Music! I’m all up in your Monday morning.

    1960s photo of 3 black men (drummer Max Roach in centre) sitting at lunch counter with white man staring warily. Above are the words ‘WE INSIST:Max Roach Freedom Now Suite’
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  19. May 31

    Here is the song we played afterwards.

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    May 31

    Thank you for speaking so directly and personally about what is happening and what people can do in response to racist actions here and in the United States.

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