#BlackInSchool is Habiba Cooper Diallo’s high school journal, in which she documents, processes, and resists the systemic racism, microaggressions, stereotypes, and outright racism she experienced in Canada’s education system. Her words will resonate with some but should shock, appall, and animate a great many more into action towards a society that is truly equitable for all.

Join the author for a reading and discussion on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at noon.

Habiba Cooper Diallo was a finalist in the 2020 Bristol Short Story Prize, the 2019 Writers’ Union of Canada Short Prose Competition, and the 2018 London Book Fair Pitch Competition. She founded Women’s Health Organization International, to bring fistula to the attention of the Canadian public and to address certain medical concerns of African-descended women living in Canada. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in public health.

Update, February 2: this event has been cancelled.