Here are a few wonderful resources I’ve found that could help work towards this that are all campus and/or Lower Mainland based.
Black on campus : Take Good Care
This issue highlights the collective efforts of the Black Student Union who are making real change in our communities with great care and pride, from us, by us and for us.
The BSU serves as a home away from home for both local and international Black students on campus at UBC.
Unfortunately, at UBC safe spaces are hard to come by. Is it worth the emotional labour to turn this space into a safe one?
As I nestled further into my cocoon, I became keenly aware that the act of doing absolutely nothing is contrary to everything that I have been taught as a Black woman.
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Here are a few wonderful resources I’ve found that could help work towards this that are all campus and/or Lower Mainland based.
The BSU serves as a home away from home for both local and international Black students on campus at UBC.
Unfortunately, at UBC safe spaces are hard to come by. Is it worth the emotional labour to turn this space into a safe one?
As I nestled further into my cocoon, I became keenly aware that the act of doing absolutely nothing is contrary to everything that I have been taught as a Black woman.
deep inside my element craving nothing but sentiment
On days like these, he is amazed by the way his shiny skin dances with the August rain
What is the rush? Is this moment not enough?
It speaks your name It speaks my name
I still consider myself a part of that fight, but along the way, I’m gonna listen to Lil Baby and save up for those Jordans and hang out with my friends.
In my first year, living on campus, I became acquainted with the ways people will behave around you simply in response to being Black.
Understanding no one is alone in this fight makes us stronger even when we are far apart.
These kinds of experiences baffled me because they were so nice.
Here are three boxes each of which i do not fully belong/ but I do not think of this as unfortunate.
The world still has a long way to go before it is a safe place for so many minorities, not just the one you are.
To be a Black male on campus means to experience...
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