Clifton GrantUndergraduate Student*3rd or 4th Year Law & Society Major*Completing a Certificate in Black Canadian Studies*Committee Member of : LAPS Black Advocacy and InclusionRISE (Race Inclusion and SupportiveEnvironments)Vice-President of York BFL (Black Future Lawyers)Active Bystander Facilitator for the CENTER at York Research Interests: The historical and contemporary overrepresentation of the African diaspora and Indigenous communities […]
My name is Zakirah Allain, pronouns she/they, and I am 23 years old. Education and advancing opportunities for all is my passion. In my undergraduate studies I double majored in International Development studies and African Studies with a certificate in Black Canadian studies. This year I enter my first year of graduate studies in Social […]
Distinguished Research Professor, Department of History, York University, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Lovejoy is Founding Director of the Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas at York University, and has held the Canada Research Chair in African Diaspora History (2000-2015). He was a member of the UNESCO “Slave […]
Koustab Majumdar, MPhil, PhD, teaches Rural and Tribal Development at Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Educational and Research Institute’s (RKMVERI) Ranchi campus in India. He was a Visiting Scholar (Post-Doc) at the International Center for Cultural Studies (ICSS), National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taiwan. Dr. Majumdar received the Taiwan Fellowship (2023) from the Ministry […]
Brian Waters studies water security in West Africa. He is focused on gender, participatory action research, and decentralized water infrastructure in urban settings. He has worked in Sierra Leone for the last 3 years, and is performing his PhD research in the informal settlements there, hoping to work with individuals, communities, and the municipal government […]
Dr. Sabina Maharjan is a dedicated researcher and advocate focused on understanding and addressing the multifaceted challenges confronting immigrants, particularly those originating from less developed regions. Holding a Ph.D. in Management with a specialization in Human Resource Management from Singhania University, Sabina’s academic journey has equipped her with a deep understanding of immigrant integration and […]
Nasra Smith is a PhD Candidate at the Department of English at York University. She also earned her Masters of English and Masters of Education at York University. Her dissertation focuses on coastal Eastern African literary cultures in the Indian Ocean. Her research interests are East African literature, Indian Ocean studies, comparative antiquities, postcolonial theory, […]
From Mozambique, Rui Assubuji is a research associate within the SARChI Chair of Visual History & Theory at the Centre for Humanities Research of the University of the Western Cape. He built his professional background in video and photography, working for Mozambican National Television from 1985 and free-lancing since 1992. His PhD dissertation titled ‘Visual […]
Patrick Chukwudike Okpalaeke is a PhD student in the Department of History. He holds a BA in History and International Studies and an MA in Social and Political History both from the University of Uyo, Nigeria. He is interested in African history, environmental history, history of health and medicine, and mining history during the twentieth […]
Ifeyinwa Okadigbo, widely known as Ify, is a dedicated Ph.D. Candidate within the esteemed School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at York University, Toronto, Canada. Her academic journey has been characterized by a profound commitment to unveiling the multifaceted dimensions of gender, coloniality, and African feminism. Ify holds an impressive academic record, boasting two […]