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A Seat at the Table: Black Women in Politics

Column reviews the trajectories of three Black women politicians who have recently been in the news and looks to the future with optimism.

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Gavin Barrett @ideawallah·

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At 5 pm! Our inaugural Chota Peg (wee dram), Tartan Turban mini-readings. Tonight: Poet Keith Garebian. His 9th collection is In the Bowl of My Eye (@mawenzihouse, spring 2022). Keith will read from Against Forgetting (@FrontenacHouse). Sign up here: https://fb.me/e/Bi6aSbwJ

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New Canadian Media @NewCdnMedia·

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Join NCM for our event, "Is this a Fact?" with veteran journalist and Chair of the Canadian Journalism Foundation, Kathy English, to gain easy-to-do tips on assessing the accuracy of the news you follow. Save your spot now! Sign Up here:http://bit.ly/3a8Xcef @kathyenglish

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New Canadian Media @NewCdnMedia·

22 Jan

Higher #anxiety levels among #immigrants about COVID-19, from social ties to #economic impacts, were already visible in a Statistics Canada survey in May. #Refugees were said to be especially vulnerable because of past traumas. Read on: https://bit.ly/361HoIR

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