Anti-Racism and Cultural Diversity Office events

The four-day virtual, multidisciplinary program will feature research in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Medicine & Health (STEMM). The conference will include keynote talks by established and rising star Black scholars in STEMM, contributed talks by Black scholars, practitioners, students, and educators, across disciplines, panel discussions, and an opportunity to mentor emerging Black scientists in its […]

This presentation provides a textual analysis of the intolerable misogynoir aimed at tennis professional Naomi Osaka, and key moments in her media (mis)representations. Results of a study co-authored with Dr. Sabrina Razack revealed three main themes: (1) ongoing misogynoir and colorism of sport media and athlete sponsors; (2) racial, national and diaspora media (mis)representations; and […]

Soft Cooking is about bringing more ease, joy and play into the kitchen, while developing a practice of care and reconciliation. Spending time around food has become a great past-time that brings together friends and family. This class is for anyone interested in exploring a new cuisine, creating connection and finding new friends. Founder and […]

Featuring Tura Cousins Wilson of SOCA, Jessica Kirk of the Wildseed Centre for Art and Activism and Jessica Hines of Black Urbanism Toronto, this conversation about what it means to take accountability within the practice of design and focus on Black community engagement is the first in a series centred around Blackness in architecture and […]

Join the Black Students’ Association at U of T as we reclaim the world “Ghetto” and honor the Black subculture of the 90s and early 2000s “Ghetto Fabulous”. Dress Code: Y2K, 90s Tickets will prioritize the black student body across all 3 UofT Campuses. However, tickets are open to all, including non-uoft and non-black students. PLEASE NOTE: […]

“Unsettling the Great White North” is a collaborative two-day symposium (February 2-3, 2023) jointly hosted by the University of Toronto and York University. It builds on the recent publication of the co-edited volume, Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History (University of Toronto Press, 2022). Invited scholars from across both Canadian and American universities […]

All are invited to help us Launch the BSE Black History Month “Black Futures” themed event. Join us for a day of African Drumming, dancing, fashion, prizes to be won and much more! 12:00p.m – Lunch and Learn with keynote speaker, Dub Poet D’Bi Young. D’bi is an African-Jamaican-Tkarontonian dubpoet, monodramatist and Black-queer-feminist decolonial scholar, […]

Representation matters: not just on our screens, but in the information and data we share. Join us for an online panel discussion and beginner-friendly editing sessions to help improve coverage of Black histories. Organized by library and archives staff and students at Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto Public Library, University of Toronto and York University — […]

Line up for the 3 pointer! Drop the puck! And meet you at the 50 yard line! THE GLOVES ARE OFF FOR THIS BALLROOM BATTLE! Our FREE sports-themed kiki ball will be centre court at the luxurious Kimmel Family Field House of U of T’s Goldring Centre for High Performance Sport. The event will feature […]