Blackness in Canada w/ Lloyd Grimes (ep #36)

This is a conversation I've been wanting to have for a while and might have again. In the aftermath of George Floyd I heard a lot of non-black Canadians claiming that there wasn't racism in Canada. I kept hearing that Canada was immune from the level of hateful dialogue and actions happening south of the border because Canada was a more diverse mix of recently landed immigrants.

We don't need a statistician to tell us Canada is a less hateful, less violent, less racially volatile country.  But is Canada immune from racism?  That seems suspect. So I decided to have a fun chat with one of friends, Lloyd Grimes to get his perspective. 

Lloyd grew up outside Toronto Ontario, the son of immigrants from Guyana. 

He’s currently the Customer Success director at a large tech company in Toronto. He’s a dad 5 times over with 2 grandkids in his extended step-family. He’s a part-time coach using his love of basketball to give back to his community and impact the lives of the young people he meets.

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