Intersectionality | The Harriet Tubman Institute

Kashoro Nyenyezi

rebsl — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:26:21 +0000

Kashoro Nyenyezi is an academic and practitioner specializing in Social Justice Education, violence prevention, and institutional leadership. Her research centers on African and Black feminist theory, examining the intersecting experiences of racialized women in global leadership roles. She explores the impact of "global greed" and colonial legacies on institutional policy. As a leading scholar on land, gender-based violence, and decolonial praxis, she investigates the transformative potential of women's leadership in conflict-affected and diasporic communities.

Keywords: Violence Prevention, Qualitative Research, Black Feminist Theory, African Feminism, Decolonial Praxis, Intersectionality, Colonial Legacies and Global Greed, and Conflict-Leadership Communities

Dee Marksman-Phillpotts

rebsl — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:35:41 +0000

Dee Markman-Phillpotts (they/them) is a Black, trans, non-binary educator, researcher, and community advocate whose work centers Black trans life, collective care, and liberatory futures. A PhD student with a background in social work and sexuality studies, their research examines how intersecting systems of anti-Black racism, gender-based violence, queer and transphobia, and poverty shape the lived realities of Black and marginalized communities.
Grounded in Black feminist methodologies and abolitionist praxis, Dee’s scholarship interrogates dominant discourses that render Black trans people hypervisible as sites of harm yet invisible in policy, care infrastructures, and knowledge production. They are particularly interested in how communities cultivate survival strategies, mutual aid networks, and embodied practices of care that challenge carceral logics and reimagine safety beyond the state.
Through teaching, community-engaged research, and public scholarship, Dee works to bridge academic and grassroots spaces, insisting that knowledge is most transformative when it is accountable to the communities from which it emerges.

Keywords: Black Trans Studies; Queer of Colour Critique: Black Feminist Thought; Intersectionality; Anti-Black Racism; Gender-Based Violence; Abolitionist Frameworks; Transformative Justice; Collective Care; Critical Pedagogy; Anti-Oppressive Education

Yvette Nkurunziza

rebsl — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:00:03 +0000

Yvette is a PhD student in Global Health at �첥��Ƶ. Her research will assess the association between socioeconomic status, intersectionality and Tuberculosis treatment outcomes among people living with HIV in Rwanda. Yvette has a Masters in Global Health Delivery, Gender and Sexual Reproductive Health track from the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Warwick, in the United Kingdom. Her previous work involved clinical work in Rwanda, and served Rwanda Non-Communicable Diseases Alliance in areas of women cancer screening. Her prior research experience includes a research that explored socio-ecological factors that contribute to intimate partner violence among people living with HIV in Kayonza district, Rwanda, and another done with Partners In Health which assessed the effect of nurturing care intervention provided by expert mothers on maternal depression and parenting confidence in rural Rwanda.

Keywords: Intersectionality, socioeconomic status, people living with HIV, Tuberculosis treatment outcomes, Rwanda

Lydie Koblan Huberson

rebsl — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 20:13:00 +0000

Lydie Koblan Huberson is a doctoral candidate in Industrial Relations at Université Laval. Her research focuses on the structural barriers and opportunities for Black women accessing executive positions in the public sector, comparing France and Quebec. With a background in human resources and organizational development, Lydie combines academic rigor with practical expertise to explore issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion. She has presented her work at international conferences and contributed to impactful initiatives, including a forthcoming documentary on Black women’s experiences in the Quebec labor market. Lydie is committed to advancing systemic change through interdisciplinary research and collaboration.

Keywords: Black Women, Public Sector, Executive Leadership, Structural Barriers, Equity and Inclusion, Intersectionality, Comparative Analysis, Systemic Change, Organizational Dynamics, Labor Market Disparities

Cherie Daniel

rebsl — Tue, 30 May 2023 13:50:34 +0000

Cherie has a BA in English and Legal Studies (Carleton). She was called to the Bar in 2005 and has appeared at all levels of Court in Ontario. Currently a Ph.D. Candidate at The University of Toronto at OISE in Social Justice Education with a collaborative focus in Women and Gender studies. Cherie’s research focuses on the experiences of Black women law professors in Canada.

In 2019, she graduated from The University of Toronto (OISE) with a Master of Education in Adult Education and Community Development and a collaborative focus in Workplace Learning and Social change. She also graduated with a Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School. Lastly, she is a founding member of the National Black Graduate Network (NBGN). Her involvement in the National Black Graduate Network highlights her commitment to creating supportive and collaborative spaces for Black graduate students and scholars. For the 2020-2021 school year, she was both the coordinator for the NBGN and student representative for the Black Canadian Studies Association. In 2022, she was named 1 of 100 Accomplished Black Canadian women. Also, in 2021, Ms. Daniel was the 1st recipient of the Inaugural Cultivating Community award from the University of Toronto (OISE) and the 2021 recipient of the Dianne Martin Medal for Social Justice Through Law, with all these significant contributions to both academic and social justice communities.