Afkaaga a poem by Furqan Mohamed, spotted on the subway today.

Families in #Gaza are forced to forage for scraps of food left by rats, as 1.1 million children face starvation, says Save the Children: social.savethechildren.ca/3OSbFjR

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

My wife Fatema's unfinished dreams ❤️

“We need to focus on long-term, flexible, sustainable funding. Grassroots organizations know their funding needs best,” Beatrice Boakye, African Women’s Development Fund. The message from our Donor Panel is clear, funding needs to be responsive and flexible to meet THEIR needs.

This should not be up for debate. PDSB families, we owe a debt of gratitude to Kola, May he rest in peace. Please sign the petition and share.

Preserve Kola Iluyomade Centre for Black Excellence at PDSB - Sign the Petition! chng.it/npCZGYgD via Change.org Canada

Interested in upcoming Black History Month events? Please feel free to share some great events that are coming up from now until the end of February! Link provided for direct links to site and/or registration. drive.google.com/file/d/1FeGgqu…

PANEL ALERT!! Get excited! With the historic remake of the popular franchise, DUNE, on October 22nd, 2021, MuslimARC is bringing together Dune fans and media experts to talk about the deep Muslim influences in the text and its influence on sci-fi at large. #DuneMovie #MuslimARC

And here's the link! bit.ly/2Z5WKrO

⭐️⭐️COVID-19 SCHOOL BOARD PLAN (UPDATE: Sunday, August 16th)⭐️⭐️ Now includes GTA Catholic boards, Ottawa, London, Waterloo, Niagara, and Hamilton. Also reflects changes made yesterday by Peel District School Board.

For those of you who liked the iceberg white supremacy analogy, here it is. Send it to those people in your life who haven't caught up to 2020 yet. #UnitedShades

“What hurts one of us, hurts all of us.” On August 3rd- we will be marching for #Blackstudents . Help us keep this momentum and join your voice with ours. We need everyone out in force as we march for an inclusive and peaceful education system for our kids. #EnoughIsEnough

Let's remember that its the racism of low expectations that funnels Black and Indigenous students into courses below their level of ability. Attitudes toward these students must also change.

I'm not worried about racist people. I'm worried about racist structures and systems. #UnsettlingCanadaVoicEd
Nancy Rowe

Dr.Ngola overcame hardships to live the immigrant dream in NB. Then Canadian racism hit: he’s labeled Patient zero for COVID, premier threatens prosecution, he is doxxed, lives in fear - all for doing what other doctors did. By ⁦⁦Amira Elghawaby⁩ thestar.com/opinion/contri…

I’m shaking. In tears. I’m so sorry for #DafonteMiller and his family. These two POS beat a kid until his eye bursts out of his socket and broke into 4 pieces and one gets to walk away and the other isn’t even found guilty of AGGRAVATED assault. #shame #shame #BlackLivesMatter

This is great news!

thestar.com/news/gta/2020/…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Rivers of Hope | Building Belonging has received a 3-year grant from Ontario Children Services through the #YouthOpportunities Fund.

We couldn't be more excited. Looking forward to making a positive difference in schools in the Greater #Toronto Area and #Hamilton .