Spokespeople on Black history and culture

The following UVic community members are available to the media to discuss Black History Month and Black cultures.

Adebisi Alade (History) is an expert in Black History. He can discuss Black History, the history of the African diaspora and modern Africa in the context of world history. (250-721-7130 or [email protected])

Tricia Best (Director, International Centre for Students) is a co-chair of the Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education steering committee. She can discuss the work of centring the Black experience and celebrating Black joy and flourishing at UVic. (250-721-6361 or [email protected])

Mylène Dorcé (French and Francophone Studies) is an expert in Francophone Caribbean and Sub-Saharan African literatures. She can discuss Francophone and Anglophone African-Canadian literatures, and Quebec Migrant literatures. ([email protected])

Kelci Harris (Psychology) is a co-chair of UVic’s Scarborough Charter on Anti-Black Racism and Black Inclusion in Canadian Higher Education steering committee. She is an expert in the psychology of friendship and can speak to the importance of building Black community on campus. (250-853-3914 or [email protected])

The University of Victoria acknowledges and respects the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory the university stands, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day.

A message from Songhees Elder Elmer George welcoming visitors to these traditional lands of the Songhees, Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt and WSÁNEĆ people is available on the UVic website.

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