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The discussions of inclusivity and racial diversity have definitely come to the forefront in the last year more than ever before. But what does it mean for the children of today and future generations?

Two Montreal dads decided to take that answer into their own hands and start YMMA, a company that makes dolls from Africa to help introduce children of African and non-African descent to these topics from an early age.

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Montreal's Ritz-Carlton Hotel has been under fire on Instagram for the past few days because of a viral post that promised to donate one toy to children of the CHU Sainte-Justine for every share it received. The post, which has since been edited to remove the "one toy per share," was shared over a million times. 

Katia Piccolino, spokesperson for the Ritz-Carlton Montreal told MTL Blog that in hindsight, it's clear the wording on the post was a mistake. 

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