About me

I am a scholar of the twentieth century with a specialization in Black Canadian history. My research and teaching interests focus on oral history, the history of education in Canada, Black Canadian women’s history, and transnationalism. My book, Schooling the System: A History of Black Women Teachers, explores the importance of Black Canadian women in sustaining their communities and preserving a distinct Black identity within restrictive gender and racial barriers.

 

My writing frequently explores how legacies of race, gender, and migration influence the contemporary educational encounters of Black Canadian communities.

 

My articles on Black Canadian history and feminist pedagogies have appeared in Education Matters, Ontario History, and the Southern Journal of Canadian Studies. I am also currently co-editing with Dr. Michele Johnson, a collection of essays titled, Unsettling the Great White North: Black Canadian History, which explores the histories of African Canadian, Canadian, and African Diasporic communities across chronological, regional and thematic subjects.

 

My second research project charts international education recruitment and training programs in Canada, the Caribbean and Africa. My work seeks to understand how Canada’s role in the development of Black Internationalism was shaped by broader social criticisms about the scope of Black freedom globally.