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Welcome to Harriet Tubman Institute

Welcome

The Harriet Tubman Institute is committed to the study of the past as it is linked to the present experience of Africans and its Diasporas from multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Thus, the Institute’s research program brings to light the diversity of Africans and its Diasporas. It joints to the necessity that we understand the diversity of Blackness and what Blackness means in the Canadian context. It offers York faculty members and students a unique niche of knowledge that exposes the richness and diversity of Africans and people of African descent’s experience in Canada and globally.

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Event Recap: Open House 2024 & Networking Event

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Open House 2024 & Networking Event on October 3rd! It was a fantastic opportunity for schola …

United Nations Workshop: The Systemic Issue of Excessive Volatility in Commodity Prices for Sustainable Development

A workshop organized by: Salewa Olawoye, Director The Harriet Tubman Institute and Louis-Philippe Rochon, Director, Monetary Policy Institut …

Poetic JuXtice: Resilience by Kay Tracey

Poetic JuXtice: Resilience By: Kay Tracey I am not property. I have autonomy. I am not smart for a Black girl. I am just smart. I am not a s …

Reflections on The Harriet Tubman Institute’s International Conference in Dakar, Senegal

Photographer: Cyrus Sundar Singh Written by: Omosalewa O. Olawoye From October 9th-October 11th, 2023, the Harriet Tubman Institute for Rese …

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