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Media Impact with BHM
Flow 93.5 – On-Air 30 sec. PSA
29.04.2021
The Varsity
In the Spotlight: Roberta Timothy
08.03.2021
CBC Radio
Feb 27: Black in science special
08.03.2021
The Conversation
Black Health Matters: Don’t Call Me Resilient
08.03.2021
CP24
Study looks at impact of COVID on Black community
25.02.2021
University of Toronto
U of T researcher launches project to collect data on Black experience with COVID-19
25.02.2021
Race Health Happiness
S01 E03 – Dr. Roberta K. Timothy discusses how connection to her African heritage helps her to resist Anti-Black Racism
26.08.2020
Science Sam
3Qs at the U Ep. 7 with Science Sam and Roberta Timothy on anti-Black racism and COVID-19
06.07.2020
CBC Radio
Here and Now Toronto with Gill Deacon (CBC radio)
02.06.2020
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto
Race Matters: Ethical Implications of COVID-19 (The Ethics of COVID)
01.05.2020
Association of Ontario Midwives
Implications of COVID-19 Response on Indigenous, Black and Racialized Communities
29.04.2020
DLSPH
Black Health Matters: Responding to COVID-19
09.04.2020
Conversation
Coronavirus is not the great equalizer — race matters
06.04.2020
Media Mentions
The Eyeopener
10th Annual Social Justice Week Offers Wide Lens for World Issues
25.10.2020
Radio-Canada Internacional
Investigan impacto de COVID en personas racializadas: Universidad de Toronto
26.08.2020
Radio-Canada
Un projet pour étudier l’impact de la pandémie sur les personnes racisées
26.08.2020
The Star
University of Toronto research to explore racism in health care during pandemic
25.08.2020
La Presse
Nouveau projet de recherche canadien sur les liens entre racisme et COVID-19
25.08.2020
Downsview Advocate
Downsview mourns the loss of a frontline hero: Race and COVID-19
27.05.2020
Healthy Debate
Why self-care is important during COVID-19 – especially for health care workers
22.04.2020
See Change Magazine
Racial Disparities in COVID Rates Reveal Systemic Issues. It’s Time to Address Them
21.04.2020
CTV News
Does COVID-19 discriminate? This is how some Canadians are harder-hit
15.04.2020
Pride News
The Coronavirus Is Not The ‘Great Equalizer’ — Race Matters
07.04.2020
Research in the Community
Huffington Post Canada
Quebec Activist Finds New Ways To Fight Racism In The Pandemic Era
16.11.2020
Statistics Canada
COVID-19 mortality rates in Canada’s ethno-cultural neighbourhoods
28.10.2020
CBC News
Black Canadians get sick more from COVID-19. Scientists aim to find out why
25.09.2020
Healthing.ca
The grim impact of COVID-19 on Black Canadians
08.09.2020
Wellesley Institute
Toronto and Peel have reported race-based and socio-demographic data – now we need action
13.08.2020
CBC News
Black people and other people of colour make up 83% of reported COVID-19 cases in Toronto
20.06.2020
Public Health Ontario
COVID-19 in Ontario – A Focus on Diversity
14.05.2020