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How to recognize and respond to racial microaggressions
Selam Debs joins Sid on Breakfast Television to discuss what racial microaggressions are and how to identify them.
Normalizing the conversation surrounding racism and racial trauma
Selam joins Tim on CHCH Morning Live to discuss the issues surrounding racial trauma, code-switching, and what we can do to be more aware.
Microaggressions and the harm they cause
Selam joins Anne-Marie on CTV Your Morning to discuss this form of harmful racism that can have a lifelong impact.
Handcuff Status Podcast
Conversation on Intersectionality with Spectrum
Interview with Mending Chasms - Building Bridges in Community
Interview with Muslim News Canada of
Muslim Network TV
Interview with
CTV YOUR MORNING on how Code-Switching impacts the mental health of Black, Indigenous & Racialized people
Interview with Mental Health Commission of Canada
Interview with What She Said on being ethical during Black History Month
Interview with Community Edition
Interview with Surabhi on Mom Strength
Interview with Anam Latif
Interview with Guelph Today about Juici Yoga closing
Black-owned yoga studio in Kitchener closing due to racism | Your Morning
Instructor harassed after Black yoga class at U of G
‘Coming together as Black people to practice yoga ends up being a radical act, and it shouldn't be,' says the instructor, Selam Debs
Stuck in Detention: Youth & the School to Prison Pipeline panel discussion with New Leaf moderated by Selam Debs
THE SUCCESS STORIES OF BLACK, BROWN OR WHITE PEOPLE SERIES (SELAM DEBS) - S1 E3
Interview with Two Feet Apart Podcast with Selam Debs on how your story is your Superpower
Black parent council town hall offers space for healing, joy and support
Interview with The Brandon Gonez Show on racism in schools
Interview with By Blacks about Black Parent Council KW
Black Parent Council of Kitchener-Waterloo Demands Schools Protect Black, Indigenous, And Racialized Students
Interview with Inside Waterloo on the Black Parent Council KW
The Black Parent Council of KW formed over concerns that children were going through the same racism and violence their own parents had faced not too long ago
Conversation on PBS’s Co
urageous Conversations
S3 Ep. 27 on Anti-racism
Conversation with Janelle Benjamin
On Twice as Hard, Janelle chats with Selam Debs who identifies the top three things leaders should not do to Black women at work. The quote "they are lucky Black people want equality and not revenge", is from Kimberly Jones.
Interview with Susanna Barkataki
Embrace Yoga's Roots: Courageous Ways to Deepen Your Practice
Interview with Rachel Ricketts
Author of Do Better: Spiritual Activism for Fighting and Healing from White Supremacy
Interview with Dianne Bondy
with Selam Debs on Antiracism and Well-Being
Interview with Sarah Nicole Landry on The Birds Papaya Podcast
The one about Building an Antiracist Lens with Selam Debs
Interview with Valene Campbell, author of The Amazing Zoe book series
We touched on:
-what is racism?
-what is white privilege?
-are we born racist?
-why we should talk to children about racism
-3 ways white people harm Black people and how it can be fixed.
Black History Month needs to focus on more joyful moments, Kitchener students say
What's missing now 'is the celebration of Black joy,' Jaleel Debs says
Black Women Face Violent Backlash Online When Calling Out Racism In The Freedom Convoy
Selam Debs: Talking to Children and Youth about Antiracism and Black Liberation
JANUARY 31, 2022 KPL CHILDREN'S AND TEEN
The uprising of June 2020 was a call by the masses to finally begin to ask the question globally, “Do Black Lives Matter?” We saw repeatedly the traumatic videos, social media and news footage of the murder of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Regis Korchinski-Paquette, Breonna Taylor and too many more to name…
2020 heroes: Anti-racism coach Selam Debs started online course to promote equity and inclusion
Lisa and Selam discuss Women-Owned businesses, motherhood, and the lessons they hope to pass along.
Conversation with Selam Debs on FM985 CKWR
An honest, at times uncomfortable, discussion with a true beacon of love and honesty: Selam Debs.
Originally aired on Oct 1st, 2021 on FM985 CKWR
Talking to kids about race
You may struggle to answer your kids’ questions, but resources are here, and the struggle sends a message
“The perfect time is now,” she says, adding that this is not a one-time conversation you have with your children. You need to integrate anti-racism into your parenting to help your children learn to self-examine and build a sense of awareness and a critical lens to recognize racism, she says.
“Racism is not an event. Racism is woven into everything we do … how we speak … the quality of life,” explains Debs.
From the moment children are born, the messages from the media, the news, television shows, movies and who they see in power have an impact on them.” explains Debs. “We are socialized and conditioned to think this way … we are all swimming in the same water.”
Interview with The Storied Mind Podcast
Join our discussion as we explore the impacts of our parent's traumas, the importance of breaking the cycle, and taking intergenerational healing into our own hands! You won't want to miss out on this episode.
You can find The Storied Mind Podcast on all streaming sites!
Your Voice Against Racism: Selam Debs
Your Voice Against Racism is a campaign that aims to shine a spotlight on diverse and marginalized communities
By Loraine Centeno Waterloo Chronicle
Wednesday, August 25th, 2021
Interview with Positively Happier Podcast
SRO Program (School Resource Officer) removed from WRDSB
Selam was part of the ADHOC SRO Committee to support in creating the report and recommendations to remove policing in the Waterloo District School Board.
Interview with EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE is a quarterly magazine published by the Local Government Management Association (LGMA) of British Columbia. It’s about sharing information, exchanging ideas on best practices, enhancing professional development and building networks. Learn more at www.lgma.ca.
Interview with CTV
A year later, Black Lives Matter activists say progress is slow
By Anam Latif
Thu., June 3, 2021
WATERLOO REGION — One year ago, thousands of people marched in downtown Kitchener to loudly say that Black Lives Matter.
They took to the streets with masks on and signs in hand to protest police brutality and anti-Black racism after the killing of George Floyd.
Interview with Chaos to Calm With Candice and Chivonne
The multi-faceted Selam Debs shares with us her anti-racism course outline...
a 6 module, 12 week, self-led, online program for individuals, schools and business to become aware of and empowered to abolish the implicit bias and systemic racism pervasive across our country. Selam and Candice got emotional talking about being mothers to young Black sons and Chivonne asked how she could contribute as an active ally.
Interview with Just One Q
I spoke with Dr. Melissa Horne of @LearningSnippets about how organizations can move from ticking the box on anti-racism to genuinely embracing change and revisiting what is referred to as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).
WOKE WO/MEN STORIES OF RESILIENCE CELEBRATES BLACK VOICES with the Community Edition
Raising Antiracist kids with Selam Debs on SHINE MAMA PODCAST with Sarah Bester
STORIES OF RESILIENCE + CHALLENGE EVENT FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH
On Feb. 26, Selam Debs and Carla Beharry, creators of the Woke Wo/men Events and the Anti-racism Community Collective, are hosting “Stories of Resilience + challenge in woke wo/men.”
This event is in celebration of Black History Month and will give tribute to African and Caribbean cultures and communities.
“After years of education, advocating and standing up for justice, this is a night of warmth and uplifting celebration,” the event description reads.
The event will include stories of resiliency and overcoming adversity from speakers such as: Dr. Kathy Hogarth, Dr. Christopher Stuart Taylor, Nicole Brown-Faulknor, Umi Mohammed and Dr. Olafunke Oba.
By Alyssa Di Sabatino
Interview with the Waterloo Record
By Anam Latif
#Trending with Aleia Ally - Stories of Resilience + Challenge in Woke Wo/Men
Aleia is joined by Selam Debs and Carla Beharry about their upcoming event called Stories of Resilience + Challenge in Woke Wo/Men.
Interview with BONN PARK PODCAST
Selam Debs is an anti-racism coach, consultant and trainer specializing in anti-Black racism, equity, inclusion and implicit bias awareness.
On this week’s episode of Bonn Park, Selam speaks with Sara and Marshall about her anti-racism work, being a yoga and meditation instructor and founder of Juici Yoga, and a Lululemon ambassador.
CBC Interview with Selam Debs on white supremacy culture in Canada
CTV NEWS Interview on The Antiracism Course with Selam Debs
ROGERS TV:
#Trending with Aleia Ally
The Antiracism Course
with Selam Debs
‘Music: Then and Now’ Podcast with Jordan Wright
“There’s a level of trauma though this experience that is hard to articulate” ~ Selam Debs.
ROGERS TV:
#Trending with Aleia Ally
In Conversation with Selam Debs
DOCUMENTING US PODCAST WITH CARLA BEHARRY
A conversation about anti-Black racism in Canada and on building a strong voice as an Ethiopian-Canadian Womxn.
In Conversation with Rashmi
Selam Debs & Jaleel Debs
WOMENS MARCH CANADA
An Interview with Selam Debs #womeninbiz #intersectionalfeminism
INTERVIEWS WITH DREAM TEAM PRODUCTIONS
As we continue to follow the BIPOC movement in Waterloo Region, one of the solidarity march organizers, Selam Debs touches on what progress looks like and how we can take the first step towards equity.
INTERVIEW WITH DREAM TEAM PRODUCTIONS
As we continue to follow the BIPOC movement in Waterloo Region, one of the solidarity march organizers, Selam Debs tells us one of her early experiences with racism in Waterloo Region.
WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT DIVERSITY WITH SELAM DEBS
JACKELYN GILL· FEBRUARY 5, 2020
“Welcome to the real world, honey.”
Selam Debs was with her boyfriend in Ottawa, on the last bus home. The driver called the police when the pair didn’t sit down on the busy vehicle right away.
After being handcuffed and thrown face-down against the hood of a cop car, she heard those words from one of the officers.
“We never talked about it afterwards because it just became such an internalized experience. We internalize that racism,” she remembered.
That internalized racism is part of Debs’ everyday experience – and it’s something she wants to talk about now, through The Inclusivity & Diversity Online Course, offered at her yoga studio, Juici Yoga.
Follow the unlearning & relearning journey.
