{"id":299418,"date":"2022-02-09T15:27:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T20:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yfile.news.yorku.ca\/?p=299418"},"modified":"2025-04-02T13:20:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T17:20:35","slug":"yorks-athletics-recreation-celebrates-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/yfile\/2022\/02\/09\/yorks-athletics-recreation-celebrates-black-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"York's Athletics & Recreation celebrates Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

York University is considered a leading Canadian post-secondary institution that values diversity and inclusivity. With a long history of academic research creating positive change, student engagement and inclusive initiatives around the culture of Black-Canadians, the University is proud to celebrate its community and highlight the many events taking place during Black History Month. Below are the events and series organized and hosted by York's Department of Athletics & Recreation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Tuesday in February<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Black Excellence & Grit Speaker Series<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Carl
Carl James<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Professor Carl James
<\/strong>Black Women and Black Men: Their different approaches to sports and academics
Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom: https:\/\/yorku.zoom.us\/j\/96333344556?pwd=YnBpMUY1a0g0ZFVlalphSS9MczRYQT09<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carl James holds the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community & Diaspora in the Faculty of Education, York University, Toronto, where he is also the senior advisor in equity and representation in the Office of the VP Equity, People and Culture. He holds cross-appointments in the graduate programs in Sociology, and Social & Political Thought. He has published widely on the ways in which race and its intersection with gender, class, citizenship and other identify constructs \u2013 mediated by accessible and equitable opportunities \u2013 account for the lived experiences and outcomes in education, sport and employment of racialized people, and Black youth particularly. His recent (2021) book is Colour Matters: Essays on the Experiences, Education, and Pursuits of Black Youth<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Cassandra
Cassandra Pascal and Khamica Bingham<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meet My Melanin with Khamica Bingham and Cassandra Pascale
<\/strong>Underrepresentation in Sport
Feb. 17 at noon<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom: https:\/\/yorku.zoom.us\/j\/98678507857?pwd=NlpVQ1NvZVM5eVhZUU8yTXhZU0ovZz09<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meet My Melanin is a brand dedicated to speaking on racial inclusion through conversations to help the minority community be seen, heard and known in all spaces. It is co-founded by Khamica Bingham and Cassandra Pascal. Bingham is a two-time Olympian, six-time CIS Champion, and York alumna who understands the importance of resiliency and overcoming obstacles. Pascal is a human resources professional who is passionate about diversity and inclusion and also is a retired sprinter who competed in the NCAA, CIS and represented Canada as a junior. During the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, they drew on their shared experiences and created Meet My Melanin recognizing the need to uplift the Black community and support impactful conversations in the classroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Sheereen
Sheereen Harris<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Sheereen Harris
<\/strong>The Science Behind Being a Successful Student-Athlete
Feb. 22 at 2 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zoom: https:\/\/yorku.zoom.us\/j\/99698743493?pwd=czNFa1VabUt0V28vanVCUDJWZEdHQT09<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sheereen Harris is a graduate of York\u2019s kinesiology and health science program and is currently a fourth-year PhD candidate at McMaster University specializing in exercise and health psychology. Harris spent five seasons with the Lions on the track and field team (2011-16) and acted as team captain for four years. She competed in the 60m, 300m, 4x200m and 4x400m relays and won seven OUA medals and six CIS medals, including a CIS gold medal in the 300m and a team bronze medal in 2015. Harris was a four-time academic all-Canadian and the recipient of the Bryce M. Taylor Award, Lions Legacy Award, as well as the OUA and CIS female community-service award in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every Wednesday in February<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Student-athlete profiles <\/strong>
Over the course of Black History Month, visitors of yorkulions.ca<\/a> will profile prominent Lions student-athletes of colour through the return of our Student-Athlete Spotlight series. They will discuss the success they've achieved both on and off the field of play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n