Undergraduate Research Associate

cliftong@yorku.ca

Clifton Grant
Undergraduate Student
*3rd or 4th Year Law & Society Major
*Completing a Certificate in Black Canadian Studies
*Committee Member of : LAPS Black Advocacy and Inclusion
RISE (Race Inclusion and Supportive
Environments)
Vice-President of York BFL (Black Future Lawyers)
Active Bystander Facilitator for the CENTER at York

Research Interests: The historical and contemporary overrepresentation of the African diaspora and Indigenous communities in the criminal justice system primarily focusing on Black youths from urbanized and racialized communities.

Keywords: Liberation, Transformation, Reconciliation, Rebellion, Uprising, Injustice, Inequality, Negrophobia, Resilience, Resistance, Agency