Being Black in the Great White North

02/02/19 • 26 min

In the midst of interviewing all these guests for Live from the 3.5, I get to bounce bits of my story off of theirs, but I never really get to dive into my story itself.

But in Chapter 2: "Being Black in the Great White North", we look back at a community talk I gave last year to give you some insights on what it's been like for me being Black in Canada! It's not always easy, but it doesn't need to be impossible—we talk about all that and more in this episode!

In the midst of interviewing all these guests for Live from the 3.5, I get to bounce bits of my story off of theirs, but I never really get to dive into my story itself.

Previous Episode

What IS Blackness, Exactly?

In 2019's Live from the 3.5 Episode 1, we chat with Asante Haughton, Dad, Black Canadian, and mental health advocate about his views on Blackness and some things we can do to better it. You can catch his work on Twitter or through one of his two TEDx Talks on YouTube.

If you want to jump on one of these podcasts yourself, check out the list of topics and let me know that you're interested!

Next Episode

"Where You From?" — Why 'Black Canadian' isn't JUST ONE THING.

In Live from the 3.5's third chapter for 2019, we examine the question "Where are you from?"—one that every Canadian person of colour's been asked at one point or another. Not what block, not what city—what country your roots trace back to.

In this episode, I got together with Sherley Joseph from the Black Canadian Content Creators Facebook group, who's Haitian-Canadian, familiar with podcasting, and has some things to say!

Make sure to check this out!

If you want to jump on one of these podcasts yourself, check out the list of topics and let me know that you're interested!