Patrick Taylor is Professor emeritus in the Department of Humanities at York University. He is former department chair and former director of the Caribbean Religions Project at the Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean.
OmiSoore Dryden is an Associate Professor in Dalhousie University’s Department of Community Health and Epidemiology and the James R. Johnston (JRJ) Chair in Black Canadian Studies. Her research includes Black health equity, blood donation systems, medical education and health humanities, anti-Black racism and health outcomes, HIV & AIDS, and Black feminist/Black queer diasporic analytics.
Olive Senior is a Jamaican Canadian poet, novelist and short story writer.
Njoki Wane is a Professor and Chair of the University of Toronto’s Ontario Institute for Studies in Education in the Social Justice Education. Wane is also the Program Coordinator for the Social Justice Education Program. Wane’s research interests include gender, colonialism black feminism, development, indigenous knowledge and practices, and anti-racist education.
Nina Reid-Maroney is a professor in the Department of History at Huron University College.
Nathaniel Ojong is an Assistant Professor in York University’s Department of Social Science. His research and teaching interests include social protection; renewable energy, rural & urban livelihoods; and micro-entrepreneurship.
Natasha Henry is a historian, author, educator and curriculum consultant who specializes in refining curricula that centres the experiences of the African Diaspora. She is also president of the Ontario Black History Society.
Nalo Hopkinson is a Jamaican Canadian speculative fiction novelist and short story writer.
Naila Keleta-Mae is an Associate Professor in Communication Arts at the University of Waterloo. She is also an award-winning poet, playwright and recording artist.
Mohamed Sesay is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the African (AFST) Studies Program in York University’s Department of Social Science. His areas of interest include development, international criminal justice, transitional justice and peacebuilding.