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Abstract Many Africans migrating to new countries view this as a temporary economic move. Most hope to return to their homelands, after acquiring sufficient money and resources to live comfortably. [...]

How does one measure 'goodness' when all ethical choices lead to evil outcomes? To answer this question, this essay uses Martha Nussbaum's fragility of goodness, critical race theory, and data from a SSHRC-funded study, in which we critically examine the parenting experiences of Black families in Canada. Findings suggest how racist ideas in Canada function as "colorblind" laws and policies that affect the everyday lives of Black people including their parenting practices. Our study calls on child welfare services in Canada to develop a comprehensive understanding of Black parenting practices, perhaps enabling more Black children to remain home safely. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Issues that are of concern to immigrant communities in Canada get very little attention in the mainstream media outlets. However negative news, especially the involvement of some visible minority immigrants in criminal activity gets wide publicity. As a result of these negative portrayals of immigrants and less attention to issues of concern to them in the mainstream media, many immigrant communities in Canada have embarked on ambitious projects of creating their own communication infrastructures. These consist of vast social networks of media outlets and organizations, mostly with limited resources, which create and disseminate conversations and news about their communities and people. These initiatives are seen as efforts at projecting their own positive images in the wider Canadian society as well as providing sources of information about their communities and countries of origin to their community members. This study therefore places the proliferation of these ethnic media in a wider social context: the emergence of community, alternative, oppositional, participatory and collaborative media practices in Canada. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]