I am an archivist and educator who lives and works in Toronto, Canada. My work centres Black being and belonging in the archives to support collective healing and liberation movements. I am guided by critical and creative praxis to reimagine the archives as sites of Black joy. In 2023, I was the recipient of the Association of Canadian Archivists‘ New Professional Award and Ancestry Award.
I am the author of “Archiving Hate: Racist Materials in Archives.” This post has been referenced by collecting institutions in their commitment to equity practices, including the University of Waterloo Special Collections & Archives in “Language in Archival Descriptions Changes,” The United Church of Canada Archives in “United Church of Canada Archives Equity Statement,” and Baker Library of Harvard Business School in “Guiding Principles for Conscious and Inclusive Description.”
I am currently an Archivist at the Archives of Ontario. I am the Founder and Creative Director of the Black Memory Collective. I am also the Creator and Host of the podcast, Archives & Things. I hold a Master of Information Studies from McGill University. I received a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History, with a minor in Sociology, from Carleton University.
