Category: Department of Research and Policy
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The Significance of Racial and Ethnic Consciousness to Anti-Racist Resistance: A Case Study on the Moorish Science Temple of America
Melissa McLetchie M.A. Candidate- Dept. of Sociology York University May 6, 2019 Introduction While many people are familiar with the contributions of “Black” nationalist groups like The Nation of Islam (NOI) and the Black Panther Party (BPP), few know the significance of the group the that helped spearheaded the nationalist movement in the United…
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“They had the audacity to ask me if I was Muslim, when they saw me – a black woman in niqab” – Report on the experiences of Black British Muslims
This report has been conducted for the sole purpose of improving the condition of Black people to further unite the British Muslim Ummah. Black Muslim Forum Report 2020 Executive Summary 100 self-identified Black Muslims were surveyed between June and December 2019 Participants were asked 7 questions: 4 multiple choice, 3 long answer Data was analysed…
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Black Women’s Bodies in Italy: an exercise of power and pleasure for Italian Patriarchy
Anti-blackness in the context of Black Women’s experiences in Italy. Over the last five years in Italy, a number of high profile cases of anti-blackness in the public arena has come to light with cases such as the first black minister Cécile Kygene being named an ‘orang-utan’ by Northern League senator, Roberto Calderoli, to the…