{"id":33127,"date":"2025-09-17T11:47:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:47:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=33127"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:47:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T15:47:07","slug":"conversations-about-health-in-black-communities-family-past-family-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/conversations-about-health-in-black-communities-family-past-family-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversations about Health in Black Communities &#8211; Family Past, Family Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/FB-X-LinkedIn_Main.png 1600w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:30px;margin-bottom:30px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Conversations About Health in Black Communities <\/b><\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program (CDTRP) and the Caribbean African Regenerative Medicine (CARM) Project are proud to present a new webinar series focused on health and well-being in African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities.<\/h5>\n<h6 class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Conversations About Health in Black Communities <\/b>will explore lived experiences, health disparities, and the impact of race on health and transplant outcomes\u2014bringing together patients, families, healthcare providers, and researchers for meaningful discussions.<\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" style=\"--button_accent_color:#ffffff;--button_border_color:#ffffff;--button_accent_hover_color:#edf2f7;--button_border_hover_color:#ffffff;--button_gradient_top_color:#d93833;--button_gradient_bottom_color:#d93833;--button_gradient_top_color_hover:#d93833;--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:#d93833;--button_text_transform:uppercase;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" 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class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-color:#000000;\"><h6 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" data-fontsize=\"18\" data-lineheight=\"27px\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161810790 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161810790 BCX0\">In this session, we will hear from <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW161810790 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW161810790 BCX0\">Kwameah<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161810790 BCX0\"> Anoush Bennett<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW161810790 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161810790 BCX0\">, a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW161810790 BCX0\">child care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW161810790 BCX0\"> leader, mother, and advocate, who will share her family\u2019s journey through her son Kael\u2019s liver transplantation. At just 4 years old, Kael received a life-saving liver transplant. Now 14 and thriving, his journey reflects both the challenges and resilience of Black families navigating the healthcare system.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW161810790 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Key topics will include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pediatric liver transplantation<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Knowing your family medical history<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unspoken truths and cultural realities<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:&#091;8226&#093;,&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\">\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Caregiver mental health and advocacy<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h6><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Don\u2019t miss this important conversation!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<h6><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Register now!<\/span><\/b><\/h6>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator 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fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1216.8px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"1157\" alt=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/qgxk0-59SqaWQmGQoCcPuQ \" title=\"Kwameah Bennett\" src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-33128\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27985%27%20height%3D%271157%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20985%201157%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27985%27%20height%3D%271157%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett-200x235.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett-400x470.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett-600x705.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett-800x940.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kwameah-Bennett.jpg 985w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><h4><strong>About Kwameah Anoush Bennett<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW90687969 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW90687969 BCX0\">Kwameah<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90687969 BCX0\"> Anoush Bennett<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW90687969 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90687969 BCX0\">\u00a0is a dedicated <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW90687969 BCX0\">child care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90687969 BCX0\"> leader, mother, and advocate. A Registered Early Childhood Educator with over 30 years in the field, she currently serves as Executive Director of a thriving <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW90687969 BCX0\">child care<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90687969 BCX0\"> centre in Etobicoke, Ontario. Her journey as a mother took a life-altering turn when her son Kael was misdiagnosed at 3 months old and later diagnosed with Alagille\u00a0Syndrome. With her husband and daughter, now 24, by her side, she spent years navigating a complicated healthcare system, advocating fiercely, and holding onto hope through fear and uncertainty. At age 4, Kael received a life-saving liver transplant. Now 14 and thriving, his journey continues to inspire. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW90687969 BCX0\">Kwameah<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW90687969 BCX0\"> shares her experience as a Black mother fighting for her child\u2019s life while continuing to serve her community. She brings heart, humour, and hard-earned wisdom to every convers<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW90687969 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;width:100%;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:5.76%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:5.76%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"text-align:center;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/qgxk0-59SqaWQmGQoCcPuQ \" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Kirk Thame\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2024\" height=\"2812\" src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame.png\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame.png\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-33132\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%272024%27%20height%3D%272812%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%202024%202812%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%272024%27%20height%3D%272812%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame-200x278.png 200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame-400x556.png 400w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame-600x834.png 600w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame-800x1111.png 800w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame-1200x1667.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Kirk-Thame.png 2024w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><h4><strong>About Dr. Kirk Thame<\/strong><\/h4>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\">\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dr.\u00a0Kirk\u00a0Thame\u00a0is a pediatric gastroenterologist and Division Chief in the Department of Pediatrics at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. His clinical focus is gastrointestinal motility. He earned his medical degree from the University of the West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica and returned to lecture there for over 6 years after completing postgraduate training in the United States\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:195}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In addition to his academic roles, he is the Vice Chair of Community Engagement and Health Equity for the department.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:195}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":33139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33127"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33127"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33141,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33127\/revisions\/33141"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}