"Writing Our History" with Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon
Wednesday, February 21, 2024 | 7 to 9 p.m.
Newmarket Public Library (438 Park Avenue) | Free Admission
Join us for a live and interactive speaker presentation and interview, hosted by the Newmarket Public Library and moderated by Newmarket African Caribbean Canadian Association's Jerisha Grant-Hall. NACCA is pleased to welcome Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon as this year's honoured speaker. Natasha Henry-Dixon is an assistant professor of African Canadian History at York University. The 2018 Vanier Scholar is researching the enslavement of Black people in early Ontario. Her publications include Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada (June 2010), Talking about Freedom: Celebrating Freedom in Canada (2012), a number of youth-focused titles, and several entries for the Canadian Encyclopedia on African Canadian history. Through her various professional, academic, and community roles, Natasha's work is grounded in her commitment to research, collect, preserve, and disseminate the histories Black Canadians.
Meet Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon
Dr. Natasha Henry-Dixon is an assistant professor of African Canadian History at York University. The 2018 Vanier Scholar is researching the enslavement of Black people in early Ontario.
Her publications include Emancipation Day: Celebrating Freedom in Canada (June 2010), Talking about Freedom: Celebrating Freedom in Canada (2012), a number of youth-focused titles, and several entries for the Canadian Encyclopedia on African Canadian history.
Through her various professional, academic, and community roles, Natasha's work is grounded in her commitment to research, collect, preserve, and disseminate the histories Black Canadians.
