Black Feminist Theory | The Harriet Tubman Institute

Tiana Reid

rebsl — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:22:56 +0000

Tiana Reid is an assistant professor in the Department of English at 91��ɫ and the author of the poetry collection Nightnursing (2026). Born and raised in Toronto, she holds both a PhD in English and Comparative Literature and an MA in African American Studies from Columbia University.

Her essays, reviews, and academic articles have been published in many places, including American Quarterly, Bookforum, C Magazine, Dissent, Feminist Formations, The Nation, The New 91��ɫ Review of Books, Theory & Event, Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory, and The Yale Review. She is also an editor at Pinko, a magazine of gay communism.

Keywords: black studies, black feminist theory, literary studies, labour, diaspora, Marxism, gender, sexuality, comparative literature

Kashoro Nyenyezi

rebsl — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:26:21 +0000

Kashoro Nyenyezi is an academic and practitioner specializing in Social Justice Education, violence prevention, and institutional leadership. Her research centers on African and Black feminist theory, examining the intersecting experiences of racialized women in global leadership roles. She explores the impact of "global greed" and colonial legacies on institutional policy. As a leading scholar on land, gender-based violence, and decolonial praxis, she investigates the transformative potential of women's leadership in conflict-affected and diasporic communities.

Keywords: Violence Prevention, Qualitative Research, Black Feminist Theory, African Feminism, Decolonial Praxis, Intersectionality, Colonial Legacies and Global Greed, and Conflict-Leadership Communities

Daysha Loppie

rebsl — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 19:54:24 +0000

Daysha Loppie is a journalist and researcher based in Toronto. She has a Bachelor of Journalism and a Black Studies minor from Toronto Metropolitan University. Her journalism was published in the Toronto Star, West End Phoenix, ByBlacks, The Local and more. She’s interested in long-form feature writing and primarily covers Black communities, social justice, business, arts and culture. Daysha is also interested in Black feminist theory and praxis, disability studies, communication and culture. She is a co-author of Possibilities of Care within Institutional Constraints: A Case Study in Black Creative Knowledge Production. Daysha is writing her major research project on the subjugation of Black women in the medical field of gynaecology.

Keywords: disability studies, reproductive justice, Black feminist theory, social and political thought,

Cherie Daniel

rebsl — Tue, 30 May 2023 13:50:34 +0000

Cherie has a BA in English and Legal Studies (Carleton). She was called to the Bar in 2005 and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario. Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at The University of Toronto at OISE in Social Justice Education with a collaborative focus in Women and Gender studies. Cherie’s research focuses on the experiences of Black women law professors in Canada.

In 2019, she graduated from The University of Toronto (OISE) with a Master of Education in Adult Education and Community Development and a collaborative focus in Workplace Learning and Social change. She also graduated with a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School. Lastly, she is a founding member of the National Black Graduate Network (NBGN). Her involvement in the National Black Graduate Network highlights her commitment to creating supportive and collaborative spaces for Black graduate students and scholars. For the 2020-2021 school year, she was both the coordinator for the NBGN and student representative for the Black Canadian Studies Association. In 2022, she was named 1 of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian women. Also, in 2021, Ms. Daniel was the 1st recipient of the Inaugural Cultivating Community award from the University of Toronto (OISE) and the 2021 recipient of the Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice Through Law, with all these significant contributions to both academic and social justice communities.

Keywords: Black Feminist Theory, Canadian Critical Race Theory, Intersectionalty, Race and Ethnicity in research methods