Combatting anti-Black racism in Ottawa [Video]

A new way to help combat anti-Black racism has been unveiled by Odyssey Showcase.

It’s a series of free online videos Odessey has produced as part of a larger project to help combat racism.

The videos deal specifically with the challenges faced by Black Canadians and are part of a larger program of ongoing outreach to student audiences. Odyssey Showcase has been portraying Canadian social and cultural experiences for a quarter century by featuring the voices, stories, and history of diverse communities through artistic expression.

Tifanni Kenny knows what it’s like to be treated as the other; growing up she faced discrimination and as one of the contributors to a new project by Odyssey Showcase she hopes young people today will not have to face what she has.

“In high school just going to a restaurant and not being served because of the colour of my skin, shopping with some …