d’bi.young anitafrika

d’bi.young anitafrika is a Jamaican Canadian dub-poet, performer and activist.

Claudine Bonner

Claudine Bonner is an Associate Professor in Acadia University’s Sociology department. Her research and teaching interests include African diaspora studies, critical race theory, equity and social justice, education and community history.

Claire Harris

Claire Harris is a Trinidadian-Canadian poet who was based in Calgary, Alberta.

Cicely Belle Blain

Cicely Belle Blain is a writer, poet and activist located in Vancouver.

Christina Sharpe

Christina Sharpe is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in Black Studies in the Humanities at York University.

Charmaine Nelson

Charmaine Nelson is a Canada Research Chair in Transatlantic Black Diasporic Art and Community Engagement and Professor of History at NSCAD University.

Cecil Foster

Cecil Foster is a Canadian novelist, scholar and journalist. Foster is a professor in the Africana and American Studies department (formerly known as Transnational Studies) University at Buffalo. He has published extensively on Canadian “multiculturalism,” and his works explore the historical and contemporary experiences of Black Canadians.

Caroline Hossein

Caroline Hossein is an Associate Professor of Global Development and Political Science at the University of Toronto at Scarborough and the founder of the Diverse Solidarity Economies (DiSE) collective. Her research and teaching include African diaspora in the Global South; mutual aid; non-profits; international feminist political economy; and social finance.

Carol Duncan

Carol Duncan is a Professor at Wilfred Laurier University’s Department of Religion and Culture. Her research includes Black Canadian church studies, Caribbean religions in diasporic and transitional contexts, women’s and gender studies, and popular culture.

Carl James

Carl James is the Senior Advisor on Equity and Representation in the Office of the Vice President of Equity, People and Culture at York University. He is also the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community and Diaspora and a professor in the Faculty of Education.