Ayomide Yemi is a researcher and development practitioner working at the intersection of women’s economic empowerment, financial inclusion, and behavioral finance in low-income contexts. She is the Founder of Renbi Women Empowerment Initiative, a Nigeria-based organization focused on strengthening the sustainability of economic empowerment outcomes for last-mile women through community-based financial literacy and behavior change […]
Jude Idada is a winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature, an AMAA best screenplay award, an AMAA for Best Film by An African in the Diaspora, an AFRIFF Globe best screenplay award, and an ANA prize for Drama alongside several other awards. Amongst others, Jude was selected as one of the writers for the […]
Mohamed Ahmed Research Assistant for the Islamophobia Research Hub. He has over 10 years of hands-on experience in supporting refugee survivors of torture and gender-based violence His work emphasizes community mobilization against gender-based violence and economic empowerment, while critically engaging with issues of race, masculinity, and social justice to challenge oppressive norms and promote gender […]
Omolola Afolabi is a Nigerian investigative journalist, researcher and research communicator whose work sits at the intersection of public-interest journalism, social justice and development. She reports on issues including gender, health, children’s rights, climate and environmental justice, technology and governance, with a focus on amplifying underreported experiences and holding institutions accountable. She is a Pulitzer […]
Ifeyinwa (Ify) Okadigbo, PhD. is a Black African Canadian scholar-activist with a strong record of developing theoretical and methodological frameworks for understanding the nuanced and complex experiences of Black African women across diverse physical and ideological contexts. She earned her PhD from York University in Gender, Feminist, and Women’s Studies, completing it in four years, […]
Gabriela Sealy is a researcher, curator, and maker who works at the seams of memory, material, and care. Rooted in the textile traditions of the African diaspora, her work stitches together oral history, archival fragments, and creative practice to trace what survives and who carries it. She recently completed her MA in Art History and […]
Rachel (she/her/hers) is a writer, educator and DEI enthusiast who majored in marketing and finance at York University’s Schulich School of Business. Her experiences at business school, working as a marketing and finance research assistant, and while competing internationally on Schulich’s Case Competition Team have inspired her to adopt a practical, business- and solution-oriented approach […]
I am a fourth-year student in the Human Rights and Equity Studies program at York University minoring in History. After working as a research assistant and content coordinator for the Equiano's World website from May 2020 to December 2021, I have been accepted into placement as a research assistant with the Centre for Research on […]
Joe Konieczny is a writer, educator, and master’s student in the Art History and Visual Culture program at York University. His research focuses primarily on the cultural history of the Swahili Coast, with a particular emphasis on postcolonial theory and archival epistemology. Joe’s thesis work focuses on emerging philosophies of representation in artist’s run centres […]
Henry Gomez is an educator, who was formerly employed by the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) as a high school teacher; and was nominated for a Teacher- of-The-Year award. He specialized in English Literature, Media Studies and Drama. He holds an MFA in Theatre and a BA in English from York University and obtained his […]