{"id":1218,"date":"2021-02-16T10:00:53","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T15:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2021-02-16T10:00:53","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T15:00:53","slug":"supporting-black-owned-businesses-and-bookstores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2021\/02\/16\/supporting-black-owned-businesses-and-bookstores\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Black-Owned Businesses and Bookstores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to learn more about the Black community in Waterloo Region and make a difference? One way to do this is by supporting Black-owned businesses in our community and throughout Canada. Whether you\u2019re looking to order something for dinner, or looking to buy a book to expand your own consciousness and understanding, there is a Black-owned business that can help.<\/p>\n<h2>Black-Owned Businesses in Waterloo Region<\/h2>\n<p>Supporting Black-owned businesses in our community has been made simple, thanks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/acbnetworkwr.com\/black-owned-kw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACB Network of Waterloo Region<\/a>. They\u2019ve compiled a list of businesses, from restaurants to service providers, that you can choose to support. Your support for Black-owned businesses can translate into positive change throughout our community.<\/p>\n<p>Not in a position to shop right now? You can still support Black-owned businesses by following them on social media and sharing their posts and products.<\/p>\n<h2>Supporting Black-Owned Bookstores in Canada<\/h2>\n<p>Making purchases from Black-owned bookstores can offer an opportunity to grow your own understanding of anti-racism work, while supporting the Black community in Canada. Refer to the lists below to consider these options when looking to make your next literary purchase.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.ca\/resources\/1780\/black-owned-bookstores-canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black-Owned Bookstores in Canada | Penguin Random House<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secondstorypress.ca\/wavemaker\/2020\/6\/12\/black-and-indigenous-owned-bookstores-in-canada-and-the-usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black and Indigenous-owned Bookstores in Canada and the USA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Wondering what books you should be adding to your collection? Refer to the suggested bookstores to help find some options for your next reading excursion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to learn more about the Black community in Waterloo Region and make a difference? One way to do this is by supporting Black-owned businesses in our community and throughout Canada. Whether you\u2019re looking to order something for dinner, or looking to buy a book to expand your own consciousness and understanding, there is a [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2021\/02\/16\/supporting-black-owned-businesses-and-bookstores\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>Supporting Black-Owned Businesses and Bookstores<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15985,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15985"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1218"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}