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Toronto Police Apologize for Racism
CityNews Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe on Toronto Police Service's apology for racism following the release of recent race-based data |
Toronto Police used more Force Against Black People, then gave an Apology Nobody Asked For
CityNews Dr. Notisha Massaquoi, who helped develop the framework for the Toronto Police Service’s race-based data policy, weighs in on race-based data released by the Toronto Police Service earlier this month. (PODCAST) |
The State Of Our Nation As Mass Shootings Continue
Newsy Newsy interviews Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe about the mental health impacts of homicide in the U.S. |
'Like every other day:' 10 lives lost on
a trip to the storeCP24 CP24 interviews Tanya Sharpe about the mass shootings in Buffalo, U.S. |
Black Toronto Neighbourhoods see more Homicides & Less Support according to The CRIB's Homicide Tracker Map
CityNews A team at the Centre for Research & Innovation for Black Survivors of Homicide Victims has created a homicide tracker map to show how disproportionately killings impact Black people in Toronto |
MPP Renews call for gun Violence to be Deemed a Public Health Emergency
CP24 A Scarborough MPP is renewing her call for gun violence to be treated as a public health emergency in the wake of a shooting that left a student dead at a Toronto high school. |
‘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 |
A Deeper Look:
The Impact of the Theriault Trial Global News Dr. Tanya L. Sharpe from the University of Toronto breaks down the Theriault trial, and talks about the impact it’s had on racialized communities |
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 |