Toddler’s need for stem cell match highlights lack of Black donors

Toddler’s need for stem cell match highlights lack of Black donors

  An Alberta father is in Winnipeg this weekend as a national search for a stem cell match for his two-year-old son with cancer continues — and he’s raising awareness about the desperate need for Black stem cell donors along the way. Ezra Marfo was born in Lac La Biche, Alta., in 2020 and was […]

The claim that privatizing medicare saves money is fraudulent

The claim that privatizing medicare saves money is fraudulent

Editorial The claim that privatizing medicare saves money is fraudulent One does not have to look too far to find out that the Ontario Government’s claim – that in order to fix the hospital crisis we need to integrate private clinics to help deliver health care – is fraudulent. This government has never given up […]

Making decisions about sex, birth control, and health

Making decisions about sex, birth control, and health

Browse the internet and you will find no shortage of pages about “taking charge” or “taking care” of sexual and reproductive health. But what does this mean, exactly? While the answer may be a little different for everyone, it involves feeling good about yourself and knowing your choices align with your values. It means being […]

Visiting Ras Freeman

Visiting Ras Freeman

  By Anthony Joseph Anthony Joseph, publisher of The Caribbean Camera, was one of two Canadian media representatives who were in Antigua for the recent carnival as guests of the government of Antigua and Barbuda. One of the highlights of my visit to Antigua during the recent carnival was a tour of Ras Freeman, the […]

Effects of child abuse extends into adulthood

Effects of child abuse extends into adulthood

Adults who have experienced early childhood abuse or neglect often find that the mental and physical consequences of this trauma persist well into adulthood. Generally there are four categories of child maltreatment: physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect. The first three describe acts that directly cause harm, the potential for harm or the […]

Experts say racism in global health responses must be addressed  

Experts say racism in global health responses must be addressed  

It’s time for richer nations to change the way they deal with global health crises like COVID-19 and monkeypox, say some of the experts who attended the recent international AIDS conference in Montreal. “It’s about greed and it’s about power and it’s about a system that is deep-rooted in generations and millennia of racist attitudes […]

Black Scientists’ Task Force warns against letting down your guard against COVID

Black Scientists’ Task Force warns against letting down your guard against COVID

By Lincoln DePradine Black community members were severely impacted by the Coronavirus and, with thousands of them now participating in mass festive summer activities, a call is being made for people to exercise caution against getting infected with COVID-19. “We’re still in the pandemic,’’ warned Dr David Burt, co-chair of the Black Scientists’ Task Force […]

Think in Color summit 2022

Think in Color summit 2022

Thіnkіfіс Labs Inс. (“Thіnkіfіс” оr thе “Cоmраnу”), thе platform shaking up thе knоwlеdgе economy bу еmроwеrіng creators to сrеаtе, mаrkеt аnd sell thеіr оnlіnе lеаrnіng рrоduсtѕ, аnnоunсеd іtѕ оnе-оf-а-kіnd ѕреаkеr lіnеuр for Think in Cоlоr 2022. Fеаturіng еntіrеlу wоmеn оf соlоr. Thе talented rоѕtеr of іnѕріrіng ѕреаkеrѕ represents the tор minds іn thе knowledge есоnоmу, […]

Let’s Talk Diversity Fund ready for applicants

Let’s Talk Diversity Fund ready for applicants

Annual fund supporting Black, Indіgеnоuѕ, аnd People оf Colour соmmunіtіеѕ (BIPOC) thаt еnhаnсе access to сulturаllу іnfоrmеd mеntаl hеаlth саrе Applications fоr grаntѕ are nоw bеіng accepted for the Bеll Lеt’ѕ Tаlk Diversity Fund. Thе аnnuаl рrоgrаm supports organizations working tо іmрrоvе ассеѕѕ tо mеntаl hеаlth аnd well-being ѕuрроrt for BIPOC соmmunіtіеѕ throughout Canada. Aссоrdіng […]

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