This second edition of the African and Black Writings in Canada Speaker Series: Enhancing EDI Via Stories and Conversations focuses on the subjects of race, multiculturalism, and the place of Black Writings in Canada. Our guest will speak to their craft, publishing, being a Black Canadian writer resident in Calgary, Alberta, and the challenges of race and the (dis)pleasures of multiculturalism.

Guest Speaker: Cheryl Foggo, a novelist, memoirist, playwrights, screenwriter, and filmmaker (Foggo is also a recipient of MRU Honorary Doctor of Law, 2023)

There will be a conversation with the author after their presentation. The event is free and open to the public.

Zoom links will be sent to registrants’ email addresses three days before the event. If you have a question, please write to Ademola – aadesola@mtroyal.ca