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Expressive Culture and Belief Systems

Sesina Issak

Sesina Issak is an undergraduate Cognitive Science student at York University whose work weaves together cultural memory, post-conflict recovery, and speculative imagination. Her research explores how frameworks like Afrofuturism can serve as tools for socio-economic justice, narrative reclamation, and psychological healing. A current DARE recipient, she is conducting research under Dr. Sylvia Bawa on African […]

Syreeta Hector

Syreeta Hector is a dance artist and educator in Toronto, Ontario. As a highly accomplished performer, she has worked for internationally recognized companies such as Adelheid Dance Projects, Danny Grossman Dance Company, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, and Toronto Dance Theatre. She is a proud graduate of The National Ballet School’s Teacher Training Program, The School […]

Danille Elize Arendse

Danille Elize Arendse obtained her PhD in Psychology from the University of Pretoria and holds an MA in Research Psychology and BA Honours in Psychology from the University of the Western Cape. She became a uniformed member of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF) in 2011, where she worked as a Research Psychologist at […]

Roger Gibbs

Calypso and Caribbean Acoustic singer/guitarist and recording artist originally from Barbados, settled in Toronto in 1986. Roger was a performing member of COBA (Collective of Black Artists) from 1995 to 2013. In 2009 and 2012 he was Musical Director of Theatre Archipelago’s production of I, Marcus Garvey, directed by Rhoma Spencer. Roger served from 2006-2019 […]

Zeyad El Nabolsy

I specialize in the history of Africana philosophy with a focus on modern African philosophy. I have previously published on Amílcar Cabral’s philosophy of culture, methodological debates about racism and ideology in the historiography of philosophy, classical German philosophy (especially Kant and Hegel), Paulin Hountondji’s philosophy of science, modern African political and social philosophy (with […]

Behnaz Mirzai

Behnaz Mirzai is Professor of Middle Eastern history at Brock University, Canada and Senior Guest Researcher at the Bonn Centre for Dependency and Slavery Studies, University of Bonn. She was Visiting Professor at Indian Ocean World Centre, McGill university in 2024 and Visiting Professor at Unité de recherches Migrations et société URMIS, Université Côte d'Azur […]

Ehiosa Eweka

My name is Ehiosa Eweka and I am in my last year of Biology at York University. I am dedicated to health awareness and social engagement. As a former data collector and intern into black and brown inequalities in British Columbia, it is with the hope that I advance the research with my skills that […]

Uyiosa Eweka

Uyiosa Eweka - a second year criminology major at York University with a deep passion for understanding the complexities of the world. Her legal inspiration stems from the need to address An avid reader and music lover, Uyiosa finds joy in singing and engaging in thoughtful debates. With a strong commitment to supporting others, Uyiosa […]

Daysha Loppie

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 […]

Hadje Cresencio Sadje

Hadje Cresencio Sadje is an experienced human rights activist who has worked with local, regional, national, and international organizations. Aside from being a human rights activist, he is also dedicated to decolonizing Christian philosophical and theological perspectives. He received his MA in Crosscultural Theology from Protestant Theological University in the Netherlands, as well as a […]