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Anti-Black Racism: Ontario Council and Ad Campaign

anti-black racism: We think of ourselves as a country of immigrants, yet people who look different are still singled out, according to Huffington Post Canada. People won't sit next to me on the subway, reads a poster for a new ad campaign created by the Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants . I'm so sick of people constantly asking to touch my hair, another says. It Toronto official motto and Canada most celebrated value. Anti-black racism is alive and well in Canada, the council executive director Debbie Douglas told The Huffington Post Canada. A new campaign targeting racism was launched in Toronto on Wednesday. It informs how black folk walk and live their lives. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.