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Black people still face barriers in healthcare
February 9, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Content warning: mentions of medical racism and medical trauma. In Canada, Black people are at a higher risk of receiving inadequate healthcare due to systemic barriers. There is a long history of healthcare systems mistreating racialized people, and this still persists today due to a variety of societal factors. The Black Health Alliance explains that “the social determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age.” Factors like housing conditions and food security are directly related to health outcomes. Further, the lack of medical photo references for darker…
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SOCA wellness retreat funding rejected by the SFSS
September 5, 2023By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer Editor’s Note: This article was updated on September 8, 2023, to note that the black wellness retreat was not cancelled. At the Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) meeting on June 21, the SFU Students of…
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Dialogue series highlights diversity among BC youth
May 30, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Editor’s note: Jocelyn Wong, who was interviewed for this piece, has previously contributed to The Peak. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing…
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Building Black community in Vancouver on social media
March 2, 2023By: Saije Rusimovici, Staff Writer On February 15, the Vancouver Public Library hosted an event called “Building Black British Columbia with Social Media.” Moderating the discussion was Dr. Handel Kashope Wright, the director of UBC’s Centre for Culture, Identity, and…
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Indigenous and Black graduate scholarship established for SFU Biology MA program
August 10, 2021Written by: Harvin Bhathal, Peak Associate Editor's note: Previously, this article attributed the quotation, “However, I had no idea that you could simply ask them for opportunities to work in their lab and possibly collaborate on a peer-reviewed publication," to Chavoshi. This…
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Opinions in Dialogue: “BIPOC,” progressive or problematic?
March 7, 2021by Madeleine Chan, Onosholema Ogoigbe, and Idara Udonya BIPOC, an acronym used to encompass Black, Indigenous, and people of colour, has gained increased usage over the past year. A revision of POC (people of colour), the term aims to acknowledge…
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#OURDecisionSFU calls upon the university to acknowledge the real reason behind the “Clan” name change
October 30, 2020By Serena Bains, Staff Writer SFU has an extensive history of participating in institutional racism against Black students, faculty, and staff. The hesitancy to acknowledge and address the SFU athletics team name of the ‘Clan’ continues to be one of…
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Student organizers lead demand for changing SFU’s sports team name
July 8, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer SFU Athletics expressed their support for a name change of the athletics team name, the Simon Fraser Clan, last Thursday, July 2. The SFU Athletics website says that, “In response to student athletes' concerns…
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Coming Up at SFU: February 24–March 1
February 24, 2020Written by: Harvin Bhathal, News Writer Thank You Black Women for Saving America February 24 | 12 p.m.–2 p.m. | AQ 6106, Burnaby | Free Guest speaker Nadia E. Brown, professor at Purdue University, will be speaking on the role…
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Urban planning displaces Black populations, says professor
November 6, 2018Written by: Michelle Gomez, Staff Writer A public lecture held at SFU Harbour Centre on October 24 tackled the issue of how urban planning constantly fails to consider the Black population. The talk was held by Ted Rutland, associate…
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