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Discourses of Race: The United States, Canada and Transnational Blackness

The 鶹ýվ Debating Union, 鶹ýվ Black Students’ Network, Women of Colour Collective at 鶹ýվ Law School, Media@鶹ýվ, and 鶹ýվ Department of History are proud to present, as part of the David A. Freedman Speaker Series,

3480 McTavish Street, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0E7

“America begins in Black plunder and white democracy, two features that are not contradictory but complementary.” –Ta-Nehisi Coates, “The Case for Reparations”.

Renowned scholars, Ta-Nehisi Coates (The Atlantic), Dr. Charmaine Nelson (Media@鶹ýվ member), Dr. Darryl Leroux (St. Mary’s), and moderator, Rachel Zellars (鶹ýվ) will discuss the histories and interplay of anti-Black racial discourses and practices between Canada and the United States.

Ta-Nehisi Coates will discuss ideas from his acclaimed, recent essay, “The Case for Reparations” as an avenue to localize conversations about corrective justice and reparations.

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