It’s important that universities publicly acknowledge the importance of Black-affirming community spaces and the role they play in Black student well-being and academic success.
It is important that we in Canada understand our history so that we know how to move forward with clear solutions.
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Canada was never designed to be a space for unequivocal diversity, equity or inclusion. Rather, DEI initiatives are based on policies that maintain an unequal status quo.
Universities must be the space where meaningful engagement with alternative ways of knowing and generating knowledge can take place.
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Through the Scarborough Charter, many Canadian universities committed to fostering alternative ways of knowing. But more must be done to realize that commitment.