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Casey Palmer

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Husband. Father. Storyteller. Media: casey@caseypalmer.com Portfolio: caseypalmer.com/work-with-me
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Anxieties over racism heighten for many black Canadians in COVID-19 isolation

Anxieties over racism heighten for many black Canadians in COVID-19 isolation

National Newswatch — TORONTO - Casey Palmer's hands were already full keeping his family safe from the COVID-19 pandemic when the killing of George Floyd provoked a flurry of emotions he's still trying to unpack. Like many Canadians, he was sheltering in place when TV and social media feeds were flooded with a video of Floyd, handcuffed and suffocating under the knee of a Minnesota police officer for nearly nine minutes.
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Coronavirus: How parents are creatively balancing work and child-care

Coronavirus: How parents are creatively balancing work and child-care

Now Magazine — With schools and most child-care centres closed, keeping kids busy while working from home is a tall order for parents
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Headphones, recess and screen time: Parents adjusting to challenges of working from home with you...

Headphones, recess and screen time: Parents adjusting to challenges of working from home with you...

The Globe and Mail — Casey Palmer is learning to adjust to not only working from home because of the novel coronavirus pandemic, but doing so while also looking after his children, two sons ages six and four, who are home for three weeks with schools closed.
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Casey's Corona Chronicles - Outlasting Kids During a Global Pandemic

Casey's Corona Chronicles - Outlasting Kids During a Global Pandemic

caseypalmer.com — What do you even write about when the whole world's burning down? Multibillion-dollar sports empires ending their seasons early. Entire continents closed off to travel. I didn't talk about the COVID-19 coronavirus much because everyone was all over it, but it's everywhere and affecting every thing-we can only not talk about it for so long.
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Casey Palmer, Canadian Dad | Twenty Women

Casey Palmer, Canadian Dad | Twenty Women

caseypalmer.com — In case you didn't know, March 8th is International Women's Day, " a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women." It's occurred for well over a century, belonging to all groups everywhere for the sake of accelerating women's equality.
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Racism And Black Culture Is Complicated For Biracial Kids

Racism And Black Culture Is Complicated For Biracial Kids

HuffPost Canada — When Heather Hamilton's son was called the N-word at school this year, it wasn't the first time. As the white mother of three biracial boys, there had been at least four other racially charged incidents that the Toronto-area mother had to address. Racism at her son's school had become too common of an occurrence.
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How A Dad Raised To 'Toughen Up' Teaches His Sons About Masculinity

How A Dad Raised To 'Toughen Up' Teaches His Sons About Masculinity

HuffPost Canada — Welcome to Dad Village, Huffpost Canada's series about all things fatherhood. A quarter of new dads feel socially isolated, and supports for fathers tend to be lacking even though this generation is more involved in parenting than ever before. That's why it's so important to connect!
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What we can all learn from this Canadian dad in modelling masculinity

What we can all learn from this Canadian dad in modelling masculinity

MSN Canada — Casey Palmer shares five lessons he strives to teach his two sons about what it means to be a man.
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How Parents Can Help Kids Of Colour Navigate Race And Racism At School

How Parents Can Help Kids Of Colour Navigate Race And Racism At School

HuffPost Canada — One hot day this past summer, Casey Palmer 's sons went with their aunt to play at a park in their Toronto neighbourhood. It was there that a group of kids, accompanied by their idling parents, started berating them with insults about their "raggedy" hair and their "poo-coloured" skin.
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Dads Are Burned Out Too, But Many Feel They Can't Talk About It

Dads Are Burned Out Too, But Many Feel They Can't Talk About It

HuffPost Canada — When the World Health Organization added " burnout " to its list of syndromes in May, exhausted moms everywhere had their moment in the sun. "No kidding" articles proliferated websites and news sites geared at mothers, joining the ranks of all the other articles about mommy burnout that already existed in those spaces.
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Dad bloggers want social change for Father's Day

Dad bloggers want social change for Father's Day

The Conversation — You have probably heard of "mommy bloggers" or read parenting articles on a website like Scary Mommy or Babble. " Mommy blogs " have been on the internet for nearly 20 years now. Only recently have fathers begun to develop their own online parenting sites and networks.
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Baby Archie Is Making History. Is The World Ready To Change With Him?

Baby Archie Is Making History. Is The World Ready To Change With Him?

HuffPost Canada — On the same day an official royal photo of the newest little member of the monarchy featuring Meghan Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, was heralded for symbolizing "multicultural Britain," a BBC radio host was fired over a racist royal tweet.
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The Parenting Show - Sunday, March 10th, 2019 - Dads Edition

The Parenting Show - Sunday, March 10th, 2019 - Dads Edition

omny.fm — The Parenting Show - Sunday, March 10th 2019 - Dads Edition Guests Casey Palmer // https://caseypalmer.com Alvin Ramchurn, Hendrick's Canada Brand Ambassador Host Pina Crispo // https://twitter.com/Chic_Mamma Co-Host Jennifer Valentyne // https://twitter.com/JennValentyne
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'I Worry About The 'Race Talk,'' Says Dad Exploring Black Canadian Identity

'I Worry About The 'Race Talk,'' Says Dad Exploring Black Canadian Identity

HuffPost Canada — Like a lot of parents, Casey Palmer worries about the conversations he'll eventually need to have with his children. But what's weighing most heavily on the Toronto dad's mind these days are the forthcoming talks about race and identity. Palmer, 35, is a child of Jamaican immigrants. His wife is Caucasian.
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5 Healthy Hacks from Men Like You

5 Healthy Hacks from Men Like You

dontchangemuch.ca — The Don't Change Much movement is gaining serious momentum thanks to all the awesome guys who are sharing their inspiring efforts and easy tips for getting and staying healthy. Check out what they have to say, and join the conversation with your own two cents. After all, we're in this together!
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Five ways music can improve your health

Five ways music can improve your health

The Globe and Mail — When Casey Palmer leaves his home in the morning, there's one important accessory he always tries to remember to bring along. "If I leave the house without my headphones, I know it's going to be a very, very long day," the 34-year-old Toronto resident says.
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Dad Quotes To Share On Father's Day

Dad Quotes To Share On Father's Day

Bustle — Father's Day 2017 is fast approaching, and if you've got a dad worthy of admiration there are many ways to show your love. But, what do dads think about being fathers? These dad quotes to share on Father's Day 2017 can give you an insight into what...
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Canadian blogger Casey Palmer on black experience stories

Canadian blogger Casey Palmer on black experience stories

rcinet.ca — By day, Casey Palmer works in the Ontario Public Service, but by night, he's become a popular blogger reflecting on a number of issues of daily life. This includes being a dad in suburbia.
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Metro Morning | Stereotyped?

Metro Morning | Stereotyped?

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) — As a former banker and a black Canadian, Casey Palmer knows how it feels to be stereotyped; that's why he created his own blog called Tales from the 2.9. Matt Galloway spoke with him this morning.
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'Tales from the 2.9' introduces you to a black Canadian every day of Black History Month | CBC Ne...

'Tales from the 2.9' introduces you to a black Canadian every day of Black History Month | CBC Ne...

CBLT-TV (Toronto, ON) — Casey Palmer has a unique way of celebrating Black History Month: for every day in February, he'll post an interview with a black Canadian on his blog. He calls the project, now in its second year, "Tales from the 2.9" - 2.9 being the percentage of Canadians who are black.
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Tales from the 2.9: exploring black Canadian culture, one creator at a time | CBC Canada 2017

Tales from the 2.9: exploring black Canadian culture, one creator at a time | CBC Canada 2017

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) — In Tales from the 2.9, Casey Palmer asks black Canadian writers, photographers, filmmakers and other creators the same five questions. The answers he receives reveal the diversity and breadth of the experience of black people in Canada. When he created Tales in 2016, Palmer posted one profile per day throughout Black History Month to represent and explore black Canadian culture.
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Blogger Shifting the Cultural Narrative

Blogger Shifting the Cultural Narrative

Metro News — Casey Palmer has found his own way of celebrating Black History Month, one story at a time. Every day in February the Toronto digital content creator will be sharing the story of a black Canadian on his website.
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Is it an ad, or a social media post? Hard to tell | CBC News

Is it an ad, or a social media post? Hard to tell | CBC News

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) — Casey Palmer is no Kim Kardashian - and never will be. But the Toronto-based, bespectacled father of two does have something in common with the super-celebrity. Both he and Kardashian - who's been described as famous for being famous - are so-called social media influencers.
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Dads who write on fatherhood share their fears, lessons and best moments

Dads who write on fatherhood share their fears, lessons and best moments

The Globe and Mail — Toronto-based author of Superdad: A Memoir of Rebellion, Drugs and Fatherhood The most important lesson I learned from my father is how to be a supportive father when your child messes up. What I most want for Father's Day is a soccer game with the family, without tears and every one of us scores a goal.
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