 © NPR By Claudia Cheung April is World Autism Awareness Month. To raise awareness around autism, VIBE 105 interviewed Michael Cnudde and Tatum Shiff from Autism Ontario, and Dominique Chabot from Autism Canada.
 © Gordon Parks Foundation By Akilah James Ramadan – the holiest month for Muslims around the world - is upon us. Every year, Muslims partake in a period of fasting and spiritual growth as a part of the five pillars of Islam. However, with strict rules put in place to limit the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 disease, many of Ramadan’s rituals and festivities will be differently this year, again.
 © CTV News By Janica Maya The COVID-19 pandemic has only escalated anti-Asian racism fueled by many years of anti-Asian hate crimes. Many countries have reported a spike in Asian-hate crimes and for most people; the pandemic has only intensified and recognized the long-lasting violence and anti-Asian racism.
 ©Jim Wilson/The New York Times By Akilah James As the pandemic lives on, hate crimes against Asians are increasing at a disturbing rate. Though hate crimes against all races have been on the rise recently, the increase in hate crimes against Asians is fueled by misinformation about COVID-19 and it becomes clear that this is a pressing issue that needs to be urgently addressed.
 ©David Paul Morris/ GETTY IMAGES By Akilah James As the COVID-19 pandemic lives on, inmates in Canada continue to deal with not only the hardships of being incarcerated but also being confined during a global pandemic.
 © feminem By Akilah James (@ajxmesss) International Women’s Day globally celebrates the social, economic, political, and cultural achievements of women. It is one of the most important days of the year to work towards raising awareness about women’s equality, fundraise for female-focused charities, and lobby for accelerated gender parity.
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