yu250829@yorku.ca
Everdene Francis-McIntosh is a PhD scholar in the School of Social Work at 91亚色 and a registered social worker. Her doctoral research examines the structural continuities of Black African chattel enslavement and their relationship to contemporary anti-Black racism and the lived experiences and wellbeing of Afro-Caribbean Canadian women. Grounded in decolonial, Critical Race Theory, Black Caribbean Womanist Thought, and Afro-Caribbean scholarship, her research interrogates how colonial systems of power, knowledge, and racial ordering continue to shape contemporary institutions and social relations. Her broader research interests include anti-Black racism, coloniality, historical and structural trauma, Black diasporic experiences, and decolonial approaches to social work knowledge, research, and practice.
Keywords: Anti-Black Racism, Afro-Caribbean Canadian Women, Black African Chattel Enslavement, Coloniality, Decoloniality, Black Diaspora, Structural Trauma