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‘A pandemic of grief’: StatCan’s first-ever data on Black victims of homicide prompts calls for targeted trauma services
Toronto Star Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe responds to Statistics Canada's first-ever release of race-based homicide data, which reveals a stark representation of Black Canadians among homicide victims. |
Metro Morning with Ismaila Alfa
CBC Listen Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe reacts to the third presidential debate and speaks with Ismaila Alfa about why Trump's rhetoric is off-putting |
How Do We Move Forward?
Breakfast Television Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe comments on the protests against police-related violence across Canada and the United States |
‘Our skin is a weapon to police:’ Minneapolis police violence hits home for Durham family
Global News Canada Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe on the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis; “This is a homicide and this is a murder and it needs to be treated as such.” |
Moving from a Moment to a Movement: #30@8:30 (The Ethics of COVID)
Centre for Ethics, University of Toronto Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe introduces “30@8:30” -- a weekly series of Instagram Live talks focused on COVID-19’s impact on vulnerable populations throughout our global community |
Why this Professor Launched an Instagram Live show about COVID-19 and Vulnerable Communities
University Affairs A Q&A with Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe, founder of U of T’s Centre for Research and Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims, about her timely new discussion series "30@8:30" |
Nova Scotia sets up help lines for citizens struggling amid mass shooting, pandemic
National Post Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe on how the trauma of deadly violence can ripple through a community |
U of T researcher’s COVID-19 social media broadcast to tackle questions of ‘race, place and class’
U of T News Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe, an associate professor at the U of T’s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, on launching an Instagram Live series that explores the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations |
Toronto Police Services Board Meeting
| LiveStream Toronto Police Services, YouTube Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe on the Toronto Police Services Board's Race Based Data Collection Policy |
Violent Week of Shootings in Toronto
CTV NEWS Professor of Social Work Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe weighs in on the recent spat of in Toronto being related to street gangs |
Multiple Shootings Rock Toronto
CTV NEWS Mass Violence and victimization expert Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe weighs in on Toronto's violent long weekend |