BLACK HISTORY AND PAN-AFRICAN THOUGHT
Photo Credit of Dr. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey: Patrick Doyle
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026 7:00PM
Presented by Ontario Tech Faculty of Social Science and Humanities in Association with the Carpenters Union, unit 397
FREE EVENT - Tickets are Required
For Black History Month, the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University brings you a conversation with Prof. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey & Dr. Wesley Crichlow regarding Dr. Adjetey's book, Cross-Border Cosmopolitans: The Making of a Pan-African North America (UNC Press, Jan. 2023).
This monograph examines African Americans, African Caribbeans, and African Canadians who crossed the border between the United States and Canada during the 20th century for social mobility and Global Black liberation. Through several interviews and archival documents from Canada and the United states, Adjetey reveals their resilience in the face of racism and imperialism, leading to social, political and economic transformation and Pan-Africanism.
Cross-Border Cosmopolitans is the 2024 winner of The Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research, marking the first time that a Black author has earned this commendation.
Recommended Age: 12+
Age Restriction: 2+ *Everyone Require A Ticket
Presented by Ontario Tech Faculty of Social Science and Humanities in Association with the Carpenters Union, unit 397
FREE EVENT - Tickets are Required
For Black History Month, the Faculty of Social Science and Humanities at Ontario Tech University brings you a conversation with Prof. Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey & Dr. Wesley Crichlow regarding Dr. Adjetey's book, Cross-Border Cosmopolitans: The Making of a Pan-African North America (UNC Press, Jan. 2023).
This monograph examines African Americans, African Caribbeans, and African Canadians who crossed the border between the United States and Canada during the 20th century for social mobility and Global Black liberation. Through several interviews and archival documents from Canada and the United states, Adjetey reveals their resilience in the face of racism and imperialism, leading to social, political and economic transformation and Pan-Africanism.
Cross-Border Cosmopolitans is the 2024 winner of The Governor General's History Award for Scholarly Research, marking the first time that a Black author has earned this commendation.
Recommended Age: 12+
Age Restriction: 2+ *Everyone Require A Ticket
Wendell Nii Laryea Adjetey (Nii Laryea Osabu I, Atrékor Wé Oblahii kè Oblayéé Mantsè) is Associate Professor of post-Reconstruction U.S. and African Diaspora history and William Dawson Scholar at McGill University. His research examines the social, cultural, intellectual, political, and military histories of transnational Black freedom struggles that connected North America to the broader Atlantic World.
Dr. Wesley Crichlow is a Professor and Critical Race Intersectional Theorist at Ontario Tech University. His research examines Critical Race Theory Intersectionality (CRTI), Decoloniality, Enslavism, Anti-Black Racism and Black Same Gender Loving, Queer, Trans, Non-Binary Embodiment and Scholarship.
The discussion will be preceded by a performance by Dance Caribe, a not-for-profit organization that specializes in traditional and contemporary forms of Caribbean dance.