Janelle Brady is an anti-racist educator, activist-researcher and community organizer. Brady is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto in the Department of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Her doctoral work explores Black mothering experienc...
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Janelle Brady is an anti-racist educator, activist-researcher and community organizer. Brady is a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto in the Department of Social Justice Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE). Her doctoral work explores Black mothering experiences of navigating anti-Black racism in their children's schooling and education system. At OISE, Brady served as the senior coordinator and researcher of the Centre for Integrative Anti-Racism Studies (CIARS) and is now an advisor. CityNews, CBC, Global TV, the Toronto Star, the Huffington Post and other local media outfits have featured her. Before joining the School of Early Childhood Studies, she taught for several years in postsecondary education institutions.
Brady has over ten years of experience in curating and delivering professional development education curriculum in the areas of anti-Black racism, anti-racism, equity, diversity and inclusion, and capacity-building. She is the co-founder and associate of the Collective Group, an anti-racist and diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancy organization. Brady is also a co-founder and director of a social enterprise, the Downsview Advocate, a local newspaper in Toronto's north end. She is interested in supporting children and families by engaging in various community-based research projects to enhance social and racial justice.
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