Thread- As we mark #BlackHistoryMonth let’s double our contributions to address issues of inequity and shift the narrative from conversation to intentional actions. Please the following thread @jkenney @RachelNotley @doniveson @DShepYEG @KayceeMaduYEG #yegcc #AbLeg
1 in 3 children of black families in lives poverty compared to 1 in 10 for the rest of the population.
With same level of education attained income gap among #Black and the rest of the population in #yeg is $20,000 annually.
Prior to #COVID19 unemployment among black population in is twice higher than the rest of the population. For further information please read stat Canada report on February 2020.
Here is the full report: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/pub/75-006-x/2020001/article/00002-eng.pdf?st=gGrkhpzg
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