APRIL 2024 - Social Inclusion and Participation of Black and Racialized Youth in Higher

I will share insights of the hard- ships faced by people who come to Canada as refugees, their sense of belonging, the experiences of Black people in dealing with racism and the struggles of navigating through the education system to get into postsecondary and the positive impact of playing organized sports. [...] That leads to feelings of isolation and high school were pushing me to take courses required to get exclusion in the learning environment where students have a into community college and discouraging me from taking the right to receive support to be successful. [...] Page 5 An Iceberg Model of Black and Racialized Youth Participation in Sport and Post-Secondary Education The Iceberg Model explains the underlying issues impacting the participation of Black and Racialized youth in sports and post-secondary education. [...] It is crucial to create a safe and welcoming education system that is free from racism and that is funded with resources to prepare students to succeed in life. [...] There is a need to gather metrics and to do more research about issues that impact Black and racialized communities integration and sense of belonging in Canada.