We warmly welcome students, faculty and staff to our annual Open House on September 15th from 2:30-4:00pm! The event will be hosted in-person this year in our Resource Centre (314 York Lanes at York University, 4700 Keele St). We will be discussing research activities and events for this academic year. Please share this invitation with […]
CMS) at the University of Ghana (Legon), where it was held, and established a partnership between the HTI and CMS at the University of Ghana. Forty-five (45) papers were presented and approximately 130 participants attended the conference. It was decided that, in two years, the HTI and CMS will co-organize a workshop at the HTI […]
On Saturday, May 14th in the Tops Friendly Market, a supermarket located in east downtown Buffalo, 13 people were shot. Among them, 11 were Black and 10 were killed. They were shot by an 18-year-old man; a white supremacist who methodically planned his hate crime as his online manifesto revealed that his target was a […]
The keynote by Dr. Hanétha Vété-Congolo (Bowdoin College) and Dr. Pablo Idahosa’s (York University) closing remarks for the Transatlantic Memories, Blackness, and African Diasporic Identity: Now and in the Future International conference are now available on YouTube. HTI organized this two day event on 11–12 May 2022 to mark the International Decade for People of […]
The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas is pleased to announce the recipients of its Seed Grant opportunity. Eleven recipients received funding to support research project, graduate student research, and a knowledge mobilization initiative. “We are so pleased to be able to support the excellent research of our members, which will […]
To mark the International Decade for People of Africa Descent, and in consideration of the ongoing struggles of African peoples, including those in diasporic communities, the Harriet Tubman Institute is organizing a virtual interdisciplinary conference on Wednesday and Thursday, 11–12 May 2022. Dr. Hanétha Vété-Congolo will give the conference keynote lecture on Africa Tomorrow: Building […]
Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman dedicated herself to fighting for freedom, equality, and justice. Her quote below stands as a source of inspiration to commit to the search for a better world. Au cours de sa vie Harriet Tubman s’est dévouée au combat pour la liberté, l’équité et la justice sociale. Sa citation ci-dessous nous inspire […]
Bonjour à tout le monde, Les activités du mois des Noirs 2022 organisées par l’institut Harriet Tubman ont connu un succès retentissant, accueillant plus de 750 participant-e-s pour nos onze (11) panels incluant des co-présentations en tables rondes. L’institut Harriet Tubman tient à vous remercier toutes et tous d’avoir pris le temps de venir célébrer […]
Black History Month 2022 | Director’s Message Today marks the first day of Black History Month celebrations for 2022. Black History Month is a moment when we remember our ancestors who have fought for the freedom of Black people but foremost for a just and equitable world for every human being. In honouring them and […]