February 10, 2022
Hart House's inaugural Hip Hop Education Community Connector, Marcus Singleton, is doing what he loves most: engaging with students through hip hop.
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February 10, 2022
A young girl has a heartwarming reaction to seeing herself being represented in a new book series that celebrates Black identity.
February 1, 2022
OISE's Perry King among 7 Black Canadian writers to watch in 2022
CBC is celebrating 7 Black Canadian writers this #BlackHistoryMonth. Among them is OISE communications officer Perry King.
February 1, 2022
Education as liberation: OISE’s new faculty member discusses her focus on Black and Francophone Studies
Dr. Amal Madibbo, who joined OISE in 2021 and has been appointed Founding Director of the Centre for Black Studies in Education.
February 1, 2022
Education as liberation: OISE’s new faculty member discusses her focus on Black and Francophone Studies
Dr. Amal Madibbo has lived a life deeply immersed in Black Studies.
Whether it was during her schooling-socialization as she grew up in Sudan, to her years of academic practice in Europe and North America, the newly arrived OISE faculty has lived the material and wants to bring new insight as she begins her time as associate professor at the department of social justice education.
“My engagement with Black Studies is a long process, a lengthy process, both as a student and as an educator that started since the early stages of my social upbringing,” said Dr. Madibbo, who returns to OISE, University of Toronto – where she completed her doctoral studies.
Whether it was during her schooling-socialization as she grew up in Sudan, to her years of academic practice in Europe and North America, the newly arrived OISE faculty has lived the material and wants to bring new insight as she begins her time as associate professor at the department of social justice education.
“My engagement with Black Studies is a long process, a lengthy process, both as a student and as an educator that started since the early stages of my social upbringing,” said Dr. Madibbo, who returns to OISE, University of Toronto – where she completed her doctoral studies.
February 1, 2022
How did OISE alum Rosemary Sadlier convince Canada to recognize Black History Month?
February 16, 2021
Centring relationality at the IEN: Creating spaces to build good relations between Indigenous, Black-Indigenous, and Black people
IEN marked its recent 30th anniversary by re-centring and reasserting a commitment to relationships with Black, Indigenous, and Black-Indigenous people.
February 10, 2021
‘More than my job’: Doctoral student Tanitiã Munroe’s commitment to Black youth and their families
Black students must matter — and conversations about Black identities, culture, and history should happen year-round, says PhD student Tanitiã Munroe.
February 3, 2021
‘It’s who I am’: Meet educator, storyteller and doctoral student Osholene Oshobugie
OISE doctoral student Osholene Oshobugie uses education as a tool to combat systemic racism and build resilience among young people of African descent.
October 23, 2020
Toronto's low-income and racialized communities have fewer trees, OISE researcher says
When it comes to outdoor recreation, the conservation industry, even the climate change movement, “there are barriers based in the legacies of history,” she explains. “We don’t see ourselves advertised. They don’t have Black people on staff. It sends a clear message that if you’re Black, this isn’t your space.”