Jean Augustine’s 80th birthday event directs donations to York

Members of the York community were among the many friends, family and colleagues who gathered at the prestigious Woodbine Banquet Hall & Convention Centre this past Sunday afternoon to celebrate the Honorable Jean Augustine’s 80th birthday. Donations from the event will be directed to the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora in the […]

IN THE MEDIA: Majority of black people in Toronto feel targeted and disrespected: study

Professor Carl James is one of the researchers behind a groundbreaking new study that sheds light on being black in Toronto. Read his interview in the Globe & Mail about the Black Experience Project here.

Black History Month Symposium looks at evolving meaning of Blackness in Canada

The Faculty of Education’s Jean Augustine Chair in Education will present a two-day Black History Month Symposium on Feb. 17 and 18 at Founders Assembly Hall. Pictured right: Anthony Stewart “The Evolving Meaning of Blackness in Canada” will feature keynote speaker Professor Anthony Stewart (Canadian Scholar, Bucknell University), who will engage scholars, researchers, students, social […]