Bloomberg Nursing invites you attend our Black Futures Month – Advancing Black Nursing Leadership Lunch and Learn Series, a month-long initiative honouring and celebrating Black History Month. Join for three lunch and learn sessions featuring alumni and students who will discuss the impact of Black Nurses in leadership, the importance of mentorship, and the ways in […]

Join the UTM International Education Centre  and the UTM Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office in celebrating Black History Month by attending Paint and Soul; a chance to tap into your creativity and unwind in a paint session led by award-winning artist, Samantha Dennis. In this inspiring and meditative paint session you will also have to opportunity to […]

The time is almost here to join the MT Black Educators’ Association’s 2nd annual Black History and Futures celebration on “From Yesterday to Tomorrow: Embracing our Roots, Envisioning Our Legacy.” We are honoured to have keynote speaker Randell Adjei, Ontario’s first Poet Laureate, join us in honouring the legacies and elders of our various African and Black diasporic communities. […]

Join the OISE community and OISE Black faculty for a special conversation that honours the achievements of Black women in academia and acknowledges their leadership and impact. This annual Black History Month event will explore what it means to be Black and a woman in higher education — highlighting the distinct challenges Black women face in […]

The John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design hosts a public lecture with Kholisile Dhliwayo on the tenets and methodology of making Black Diasporas Naarm-Melbourne and the forthcoming Black Diasporas Tkaronto-Toronto—projects celebrating cultural practices and knowledge systems that support the creation of places where Black communities can thrive. In particular, the talk will […]

Join the Black Histories Edit-a-thon for a series of free, online events throughout Black History Month! No experience necessary! You can learn the basics or get a refresher on editing Wikipedia and Wikidata, then edit alongside others who are passionate about improving digital coverage of Black histories and experiences. You can also join the event […]

Sarah and Safiya are current second-year BScN students and the President and Vice-President respectively of the U of T Chapter of the Canadian Black Nurses Alliance (CBNA). They will speak to the importance of creating a space for Black nursing students to feel empowered and will share their goals for the future of the UofT CBNA. […]

Join us for the premiere of “Nothing with Us, Without Us,” which explores anti-Black racism in Canadian Cities (Little Jamaica in Toronto, Hogan’s Alley in Vancouver, and Africville in Nova Scotia). This powerful mini-documentary sheds light on the persistent issue of anti-Black racism and its impact on urban planning. Through interviews, personal stories, and expert […]

Join fellow alumni for a Trinbagonian short-film screening and live Q&A. Horror/Thriller/Folklore films Short Drop and All Skin No Laugh will be streamed online followed by a live Q&A with Directors Romario Reyes, Israel Silva and Executive Producer Mary-Rebekah Reyes (HBA 2022 UTM). Both films are rated PG-13. Register Short Drop At a lonesome crossroad, a young woman waits on the taxi stand after […]

The histories and geographies of housing discrimination in Canada is not well known and is understudied. Human Rights Commission Reports between 1961-1977 indicate the prevalence of this issue; and are only what Frances Henry calls ‘the tip of the iceberg’ as most instances of housing discrimination are not reported. Housing discrimination has material consequences for […]

Denika McPherson (MN – NP 21) will share her experience and perspective moving from clinical nursing to health care leadership, her passion for mentorship and health innovation, and the importance of leaving a lasting impact everywhere you go. Denika McPherson brings over fourteen years of healthcare experience in critical care, primary care, digital health, academia at […]