Daysha Loppie is a journalist and researcher based in Toronto. She has a Bachelor of Journalism and a Black Studies minor from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her journalism was published in the Toronto Star, West End Phoenix, ByBlacks, The Local and more. She’s interested in long-form feature writing and primarily covers Black communities, social justice, business, arts […]
A writer and award-winning artist and curator, Zachary's research focuses on the idea of the artist as brand, exploring the concept's interaction with race, class, and identity. His research offers a decolonising analysis of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s artworks, exploring the impact of Basquiat’s Afro-Caribbean heritage, appropriation, and commodification on his work. Central to his study is […]
Jesse Sam is a graduate student in the MA in Health Policy, Equity Stream, at York University. His research focuses on maternal health and the experiences of caregivers of children on the autism spectrum, with a particular emphasis on racialized and immigrant populations. He is currently conducting a research project using photovoice under the supervision […]
Patrick Chandiga Justine Abure is a master’s student in the Development Studies program at York University. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Global Development Studies from the University of Western Ontario. He is the founder and chair of the Board of Directors of Community Empowerment for Creative Innovation (CECI Uganda), a non-governmental organization that […]
Kaosisochukwu Ejiaso is a Ph.D. student at York University, Toronto, Canada in Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies. She holds an MA in Languages, Literatures and Linguistics from York University and a BA in English Language and Literature from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra, Nigeria. She is interested in linguistics of suicide notes, sexual assault, rape, […]
Keisha is a musician whose creative practice seeks to incorporate elements of Jamaican folk music with heritage Black American forms. She also enjoys performing repertoire that has roots in the wider Caribbean and South America. Her research interests include themes of identity, social justice, geographies, and Canadian jazz scholarship. Keywords: black Canadian history, black archives, […]
Felicia Achamah is a first-year MA student in Geography at York University. She carries out research on the social and environmental impacts of artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa. She is particularly interested in the link between mercury, environmental health, and gold production. Her current research aims to broaden understanding of the dynamics […]
Mbalu Lumor has a sociology degree and completed her Master's degree in Leadership and Community Engagement at York University. She is currently a doctoral student in Health Policy & Equity at York University. Mbalu is a community organizer with over 20years experience working with survivors of torture. Her research explores the intersectionality of distress and […]
Chika Maduakolam is a Ph.D. candidate in Socio-Legal Studies at York University. She holds an LLM degree from Osgoode Hall Law School. She has worked as research assistant on an international research project on gendered violence in war; and domestic project on civil justice in Canada. Her main area of research is focused on sexual […]
Clifton Grant is a Graduate Student in the Department of Social Legal Studies at York University and an Executive Member of the Harriet Tubman Institute. His research interests explore the intersectionality of race, education and criminality primarily by exploring the "school to prison pipeline" that disproportionately impacts marginalized and racialized communities. The Canadian mosaic has […]