Announcements
How UTM is combatting anti-Black racism and catalyzing progress
Originally posted by Sharon Aschaiek on October 11, 2024 at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/main-news/how-utm-combatting-anti-black-racism-and-catalyzing-progress One afternoon a week, Black-identifying students at the University of Toronto Mississauga would meet...
A Q&A with Christopher Thompson
Originally posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 by Tara Clemens, Alumni Office In his journey from a UTM student to an influential leader in the community, Christopher Thompson (HBA ’12) has shown unwavering commitment to inspiring and empowering youth. Christopher is a...
UTM Alumna & Playwright Andrea Scott
Originally posted on Thursday, August 8, 2024 by Kristy Strauss, Alumni Office Andrea Scott has never forgotten the moment, in her Grade 9 English class, when her dreams of becoming a writer were quashed. “I remember proclaiming something I felt was very literary, and...
‘A place to find community’: Interim Black Student Space launches at U of T Mississauga
Article originally published 2024/05/30 by Tina Adamopoulos at https://brn.utoronto.ca/a-place-to-find-community-interim-black-student-space-launches-at-u-of-t-mississauga/ A new space dedicated to providing Black students an opportunity to connect, collaborate and...
UTM Black Student Space Launch
Black Student Association Co-Presidents Jazzmeyn Barnett and Sidoné Grange have some exciting news to share! Check out this video to learn all about the launch of the Interim Black Student Space.
Joy Pius: Spoken Word
Enjoy this highlight of Joy Pius' spoken word presentation, celebrating mentors in the Black Mentorship Program of April 2024.
Black in Focus
What does it mean to be Black in UTM? Check out this video made by Kiishi Femi-Johnson for Black in Focus to celebrate Black excellence.
Opinion: In celebrating Black History Month, we must start with Black literacy and literature
The UTM library’s launch of 31 books by Black authors recognizes a Black literary canon. By Divine Angubua — Originally Published February 25, 2024 by The Varsity According to Statistics Canada, Black populations of African, Caribbean, and Canadian descent, on...
Family, filmmaking, and folklore
U of T Mississauga alumna teams up with her brother to get into the movie-making world and reinvigorate Trinbagonian tales by Carla DeMarco as originally reported on Oct. 23, 2023 at https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/dean/news/family-filmmaking-and-folklore...