Securing Black Futures<\/a> initiative \u2013 funded by RBC Future Launch \u2013 it continues to deepen insights into the systemic barriers Black high school students face. These findings inform the long-term work of James, who is principal investigator of Securing Black Futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cWe need to build supports for Black students over time, not just through one-off exposures,\u201d says Forde. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the supports, but also the learnings that can inform and advocate for systemic change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about supporting Black students in realizing that their aspirations are within reach,\u201d Forde adds. \u201cWith the right supports, they can absolutely achieve the goals they\u2019ve set for themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What began as a \u201cDay at York\u201d for Black high school students has evolved into a four-week business leadership course. The Y2 Innovators program was co-created with students and is supported by Black mentors and educators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2386,"featured_media":350899,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25,13],"tags":[32,29,33,5,6,68,35,21,47,16,17,48,15,12,14,4],"yfileauthor":[204],"qualifier":[198],"yfile-author":[248],"tags-to-show":[149,145,177,180,147,152,153,154,158,146,169],"workflow":[],"class_list":["post-397767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-editors-picks","category-teaching-learning","tag-bipoc","tag-community","tag-equity","tag-experiential-education","tag-faculty","tag-education","tag-partnerships","tag-research","tag-sdg-10","tag-sdg-17","tag-sdg-4","tag-sdg-8","tag-sdg","tag-students","tag-teaching-and-learning","tag-yfile","yfileauthor-yfilestaff","qualifier-by","yfile-author-alex-huls","tags-to-show-bipoc","tags-to-show-community","tags-to-show-equity-diversity-inclusion-edi","tags-to-show-experiential-education","tags-to-show-faculty","tags-to-show-faculty-of-education","tags-to-show-partnerships","tags-to-show-research","tags-to-show-sdg","tags-to-show-students","tags-to-show-teaching-and-learning"],"acf":{"internal_publish_date":null,"original_image":null},"yoast_head":"\n
York\u2019s Y2 Innovators program builds confidence, community for Black students - YFile<\/title>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n \n \n \n\t \n\t \n\t \n