{"id":140,"date":"2022-01-20T22:44:37","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T03:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/ediinpractice\/?post_type=chapter&p=140"},"modified":"2022-05-02T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T20:00:26","slug":"key-concepts-in-anti-black-racism","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/ediinpractice\/chapter\/key-concepts-in-anti-black-racism\/","title":{"raw":"Key Concepts in Anti-Black Racism","rendered":"Key Concepts in Anti-Black Racism"},"content":{"raw":"

What is Anti-Black Racism?<\/h1>\r\nAnti-Black racism (ABR) is defined as \u201cprejudice, attitudes, beliefs, stereotyping and discrimination that is directed at people of African descent and is rooted in their unique history and experience of enslavement and its legacy\u201d (\"Glossary<\/a>\").\r\n

Canada\u2019s History with Anti-Black Racism and White Supremacy<\/h1>\r\nCanada\u2019s Black history is inextricably linked to the racism and discrimination that persists in society, workplaces and learning environments today. Below are key events of Canadian history from CCDI<\/a> as it relates to Black people and White supremacy.\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n[h5p id=\"53\"]<\/span>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\nThis history created the foundations of the systemic racism and barriers that many Indigenous and Black people struggle to overcome and manage in the workplace. Read more about Canada\u2019s history of race relations<\/a>.\u00a0 Black communities have had a long and rooted history stretching as far back as the 1600s. Their experiences and struggles have evolved overtime and it is important to acknowledge the contributions they have made to\u00a0 nation building and our society.\r\n\r\n \r\n
\r\n\r\nBeyond the tragedy...\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nCanada's Black history is not just a story of victimization but of resistance, where the community grew and thrived in spite of continuous barriers. The stories that dominate our collective understanding and imagination of Black peoples' experiences are too often influenced, curated, and told by those outside Black communities offering a narrow and limited perspective of the individual, the communities, their lives and the context. The full spectrum of one's life is often ignored or presented so superficially rather than enable us to find our shared humanity, challenge bias or stereotypes it contributes to upholding racist beliefs. Appreciation for the complex intersectionality of Black peoples' varied experiences and to justly represent the full depth, breathe and beauty of their lives and experiences requires us to center black joy and black excellence all the while holding and confronting the disproportionate experiences of inequity, violence and trauma.\r\n