Arshad Suliman

Arshad Suliman earned his BA and MA in History, as well as the Black Canadian Studies Certificate, from York University. As a Coloured South African born to an anti-apartheid Freedom Fighter, Arshad knows the importance of oral history and its necessity in retelling the narratives of Freedom Fighters. Using this methodology, his research uncovers the role of Black Canadian activism in Southern African liberation movements in the mid-twentieth century. His research recognizes both the efforts of these organizations in the transnational struggle against anti- apartheid, as well as their influence on Black activism’s eventual pivot towards combating systemic racism in Canada.