Black/Colour Youth
Transcript: Black/Colour Youth Black History Month Issues Media Presentation of Black/Colour Youth ARTICLES [Racial Profiling At Bad News Brown Tribute Concert] Marcus Gordon, 27 year old, video musical production manager was fined for jaywalking after attending tribute concert for late Bad News Brown Concert. He and his fiance casually walked to their car, which was parked across the nearly closed Saint-Catherine Street, and were quickly approached by three police officers. One officer told them that they had jaywalked and issued a $37 fine to each. Meanwhile, other young white men and woman who also crossed the almost deserted street that night, in front the police were not stopped. By 1400s to the 1800s, there were 20 million African who were kidnapped and removed from their homes to become slaves. Africans were forced to become slaves in many places, including the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, South America, and Canada Owning slaves was also a sign of wealth in Europe and the various colonies, even the Middle East and China, the demand for captured Africans workers increased dramatically. The death rate typically was 40% because they could not handle traveling without any food, beating and the mistreatments they were getting. Woman and young girl were rapped by military polices and their masters while their love ones would watch without doing anything about it. If they try to defend them they will get killed or hang by a rope. Most of the times white police officers would line up and they will lay the black people on the ground where they would be whipped, and kicked around to death. African Canadian Legal Clinic (ACLC) The African Canadian Legal Clinic is non-profit organization that aids African Canadian youth and adults as well. they provide legal services, youth jusice education programs. black youth in some communities may feel discouraged, so the clinic provides them opportunities and tools to be confident and working towards a better future Colours of Resistance(COR) The “Colours of Resistance” contains collections of articles and resources that document their moving history. They work closely with the people in the US and in Canada to develop anti-racist, multiracial politics in the movement against global capitalism. Furthermore, they provide information/articles to the public such topics like, “black power”, “AIDS”, or “Oppressions”. Black youths experience lower labor participation rates and their unemployment rates are higher that the average (African Canadian Legal Clinic, 2012, para 46). They are more likely to drop out of school and continue the cycle of poverty and because their alienation often translates into anti-social behavior, they are disproportionate targets of contact with the criminal justice system. (African Canadian Legal Clinic, 2012, para 50) African Canadian children and youth are also more likely to suffer from the numerous health consequences that are caused by living in impoverished circumstances (African Canadian Legal Clinic, 2012, para 53) African Americans are portrayed in television news it is generally in aggressive, violent, or criminal roles (Associate professor of sociology and radio-television film, n.d., para9) Black Torontonian youth struggle to excel in Canadian education as they do not choose the courses or accumulate the credits needed to pursue postsecondary studies. So they are less likely to go to college or university (Gordon M., Zinga D., 2012, para. 4) African Americans are portrayed in television news it is generally in aggressive, violent, or criminal roles (Associate professor of sociology and radio-television film, n.d., para9) � WHAT KIND OF SERVICES OR PROGRAM DO YOU THINK MIGHT BE USEFUL IN ADDRESSING THE ISSUES? Black youths in Canada have always faced a damaging misrepresentation by the media; through news, music artist, and videos. The media has been creating bad stereotypes that portray black youths, especially black boys, as criminal and underachievers. Through these stereotypes, racial profiling has become an issue. What Types of Social Organizing Can Be Done or are Being Done To Address these Issues? [Montreal police deny systemic racial-profiling] Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia is a site that informs people the history of black African heritage came to be Canadians, in Nova Scotia. The Centre that is located in the heart of Nova Scotia, that lets people experience the deep rich history of Black settler arriving to Nova Scotia. This center reminds people about the culture and to learn African Nova Scotian history. The center reminds people the history and it gives people a better understanding of culture when having the center open and accessible to everyone in their community. Youth Challenge Fund Based in Toronto, The Youth Challenge Fund (YCF) is a partnership between the Government of Ontario and United Way Toronto. This fund helps youth to establish themselves within their
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