💪🏾 Chapter 6: Resilience and Achievements
50 6.7: Changes in Academia
Although the progress in dismantling anti-Black racism varies across Canada, there has been an increase in safety, acceptance, and a growing interest in exploring and discussing the issue. More students, educators, and leaders—both Black and non-Black—are recognizing its importance.
Black dietitians and researchers along with allies have made notable contributions by conducting studies that emphasize the unique nutritional needs and health disparities experienced by Black communities.
Video 6.7: Members of the Racism in Dietetics Research groups share what inspires and encourages the continuation of their work in anti-Black racism.
Keyword: Marginalized
In their 2024 paper, anti-oppression experts and educators Ng, Wellington, and Pabani call for dietetic institutions, educators and preceptors to initiate and commit to addressing issues including racism through institutional changes in curriculum and professional development. You may review their paper here:
Ng, E., Wellington, M., & Pabani, N. (2024). Pain and Progress: Negotiating the Complexities in Facilitating Anti-Oppression Training for Dietetic Preceptor-Learners (PDF, 335Kb). Journal of Critical Dietetics, 7(1), 7-27.