LA&PS Grad Amanda Parris hosted a panel discussion of Black women discussing Black history in Canada that featured Professor Andrea Davis, which was broadcast live on Facebook.
The discussion covered topics that included: How much do we know about black history in Canada? Who were the key figures? What do we lose when we don’t include black stories in our history?
You can watch the program on Facebook, YouTube or click to watch below.
Panelists
Nikki Clarke
President, Ontario Black History Society
Afua Cooper
James R. Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies, Dalhousie University
President, Black Canadian Studies Association
Andrea Davis
Chair of Department of Humanities, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, York University
Associate Professor of Black Cultural Studies
Karen Flynn
Associate Professor, Departments of Gender and Women’s Studies and African-American Studies, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Full information available at CBC’s page on this event.