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#ICYMI Reposting here. Shared this week elsewhere. Message is the same. Change can't wait. It's NOW.
#BlackLivesMatter #blackinthenewsroom
#blackincanada
#howshehustles
#BlackLivesMatter #blackinthenewsroom
#blackincanada
#howshehustles
#ICYMI Reposting here. Shared this week elsewhere. Message is the same. Change can't wait. It's NOW.
#BlackLivesMatter #blackinthenewsroom
#blackincanada
#howshehustles
#BlackLivesMatter #blackinthenewsroom
#blackincanada
#howshehustles
#ICYMI Reposting here. Shared this week elsewhere. Message is the same. Change can't wait. It's NOW.
#BlackLivesMatter #blackinthenewsroom
#blackincanada
#howshehustles
#BlackLivesMatter #blackinthenewsroom
#blackincanada
#howshehustles
In journalism school we were taught to keep the personal separate from the professional, and to not become part of the story. However, this seems like the right time to break that rule. #BlackintheNewsroom
As a Black queer journalist, I’ve dealt with racism and homophobia in the workplace, ranging from endless micro-aggressions to blatant discrimination. Here are a few of my memories of working while Black in Canadian media.
The time when during a J-school lecture about minorities, my white instructor thought it was okay for her to say the word “nigger.” She didn’t say n-word, she said nigger.
It's June 2006, my 1st week hosting the @CBCOttawa drive home show. A dream job. My 1st permanent gig. I'm back in my hometown. A respected journalist in the newsroom says to my face I'm a token. I'm paralyzed. I say nothing. I vow that'll never happen again. #BlackintheNewsroom
The point of posting this is not to elicit sympathy. Rather it's to seize this moment & speak clearly about the systemic issues that plague Canadian institutions. It's only by sharing these stories that have been buried for years that we can make the fundamental changes required.
We need to hold all of our media organizations to account. From the top down. They need to be as transparent as they demand of other institutions. We need to know who is being hired and promoted at every level. It's time that power be shared. Whistleblowers must be protected.
