The Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities, has pledged $1.5 million in funding for the Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community, and Diaspora at York University.

The Jean Augustine Chair in Education, Community, and Diaspora is dedicated to addressing systemic barriers and racial disparities within the Canadian education system, with a specific focus on improving educational outcomes for Black students and other racialized community members to create a more inclusive and equitable educational environment in Ontario and Canada.

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