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Recommendation 13:
The PSA should be provided with adequate authority under the race-based data legislation to collect, analyze and publish periodic reports on the number of People of African Descent across the public service and their relative distribution in leadership and strategic positions.
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Recommendation 21:
The Province, through responsible ministries, should provide dedicated funding to establish scholarships and mentorship programs to attract more People of African Descent to BC’s healthcare industry as well as studies in health-related fields. It is crucial that admission barriers for Black students are replaced with a reflexive system of admissions and support that accounts for the structural challenges faced by Black and People of African Descent in BC.
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Recommendation 45:
The Province must support and require BC schools to prioritize the recruitment of Black educators, principals, and administrators. It is critical to design and implement teacher education programmes that target students of African Descent and attract them to the teaching profession in BC. Programs such as UBC’s Indigenous Teacher Education Program can be adapted to suit the needed contextualized training for future educators of African Descent. Implement targeted incentives to attract Black students to teaching such as grants, tuition reimbursement and Black-centred mentorship and skill development programmes.
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Recommendation 87:
The Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should undertake a collaborative study on the status of Black community representation in mainstream/traditional media within BC to enable evidence-based home-grown solutions.
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Recommendation 39:
The Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should provide dedicated funding to social entrepreneurs and not-for-profit businesses of African descent to enhance market diversity using the National Ecosystem Fund of the Black Entrepreneurship Program as a model. This is critical in promoting micro-businesses participation in the economic life of BC and to foster their growth.
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Recommendation 85:
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport should collaboratively develop nuanced guidance to media, arts, and cultural program agencies to promote diverse content, multi-racial decision-making teams, and reliable career paths to liberate the glut of underemployed talent residing within the People of African Descent community.
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Recommendation 86:
The Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport and the Gaming Commission should consult with the Canadian Association of Black Journalists alongside other bona-fide actors in this context, to design and provide incentives, targeted grants, and dedicated strategic support, including merit-based grants to Black journalists, content creators and media entrepreneurs to support their critical work of accurately telling People of African Descent stories and creatively highlighting Black issues.
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Recommendation 12:
The Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction should include mental health and substance use-related accommodations in accessibility guidelines given to WorkBC service providers such as varying levels of privacy and openness in waiting or self-serve areas, flexibility in pace and frequency of programs, and mental health literacy training for all staff.
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Recommendation 8:
The Ministry of Public Safety should work with major police forces around the province to fund a study of underlying causes of apprehensions of People of African Descent towards joining the police services, and how to mitigate them.
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Recommendation 9:
The Ministry of Public Safety should fund efforts by officers of African Descent to build solidarity amongst themselves and establish a People of African Descent community of practice for law enforcers. This is critical in leveraging People of African Descent’s agency in understanding and restoring trust and confidence in policing for the People of African Descent community at large. The Association of Black Law Enforcers provides a useful model for promoting justice and equity in policing.
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