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Look closely at the present you are constructing: it should look like the future you are dreaming - Alice Walker
A new network by Black graduate students, for Black graduate students, launches this week
With the unveiling of its website on September 4, the National Black Graduate Network officially starts its work to connect and support Black graduate students across Canada
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing
University Affairs
Concordian Jamilah is recognized for her role in creating the National Black Graduate Network
Black scholars have been demanding equitable space within academic institutions for decades — and the most recent wave of protests against anti-Black racism has brought a renewed focus to this ongoing struggle...
Candice Pye
Concordia University News
The Rest of the Story
Jamila[h] DS shares with us how a professor influenced her life course and her multiple past research experiences concerning minority youth, postpartum depression groups, racial identification and minority status in different multicultural settings
Johnny Bee
Best, Concordia Podcast
The Network: Behind the Scenes
Did you know that there is a Black Doctoral Network stationed in Wilmington, North Carolina forging black solidarity in America? “Why don’t we have something like this in Canada?
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
National Black Graduate Network Blog
Faculty Among Thousands Calling for Action on Anti-Black Racism at Concordia
A statement demanding Concordia take action on systemic anti-Black racism at the university has been signed by nearly 7,000 Concordians...
Markus Bankuti
The Link Newspaper
Where are the Mothers' Groups? A Pilot Study in Toronto
This article examines mothering groups from a sociological perspective by surveying
their intended and unintended effects on society.
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe & Maleeha Iqbal
The Society: Uoft Sociology & Criminilogy Undergraduate Review
Our Experiences are Truth: Anecdotes from Black Graduates and Students of Black Studies
Here it is [...] what do you like and find challenging about being black graduate students and/or engaging in black studies? You know, the engaging post I promised you
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
National Black Graduate Network
Rap and Modern Love: The Expression of Intimate Masculinity in Mainstream Rap
To enliven inquiry into the intimate lives of black men I conducted a qualitative, thematic analysis of the non-hypermasculine expressions of black men toward women in mainstream rap songs.
Jamilah Dei-Sharpe
Concordia University
UTM in the community: Sociology symposium showcases student research
Students from U of T Mississauga’s sociology, criminology and law and society courses showcased their research at an experiential learning symposium
Blake Eligh
University of Toronto, Mississauga News
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