I have completed a month and a bit of zoom medical school. In the past few weeks, I’ve moved across the country, increased my screen time by 700% and can literally get ready for school in 5 minutes. The drink “Medicine Ball” from Starbucks carries a new meaning for me
“What has your experience been with racism in Canada?” “Well, racism isn’t as bad here as it is in the States?” These are questions I hear often as a Black Canadian woman. Canada has graciously accepted the role of the well-behaved sibling among Western nations due to its reputation of
But I couldn’jus’ walk away like the people does now, you know. It was what they call, we were slaves. We belonged to people. They’d sell us like they sell horses an’ cows an’ hogs an’ all like that. Have a auction bench, an’ they’d put you on, up on the bench