Welcome to a special edition of Foreword! In the spirit of Black History and African Heritage Month at Brock, Masters student Isabelle Hill and recent graduate Christabel Oghinan take the mic to explore what Black allyship looks like in research. They spoke with Dr. Andrea Doucet, Professor in Brock\u2019s Department of Sociology and Canadian Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, and recent PhD grad Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, Director of the Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Durham College about how they negotiated the supervisor-student relationship and what allyship means to them.\nThis is the first of a two-part conversation recorded February 2024.\n\xa0\nLinks\nResearch highlights challenges faced by young Black mothers (Brock News, 28 August 2023)\nA Report on the Experiences and Needs of Young Black Caribbean-Canadian Mothers in Toronto (PDF; Goddard-Durant et al 2021)\nExperiences and Needs of Young Black Canadian Mothers in Toronto\nTAIBU Community Health Centre\nAndrea Doucet faculty profile\nBlack History & African Heritage Month at Brock University\n\xa0\nCredits\nThank you for listening to Foreword!\xa0Special thanks for this episode go to hosts Isabelle Hill and Christabel Oghinan; guests Dr. Andrea Doucet and Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, and to coordinator Dr. Shannon Kerwin. Thank you also to Shakka Licorice and Aishah Sonekan and the Brock University Black History and African Heritage working group.\nEpisode subtitles can be viewed when listening through the Apple Podcasts app or on\xa0Podbean. Printable transcripts available by request. Find past episodes on our website\xa0brocku.ca/humanities.\xa0\nWe love to hear from our listeners! Join us on\xa0Instagram\xa0@brockhumanities.\xa0\nPlease follow and rate us on your favourite podcasting app so you don\u2019t miss an episode.\xa0\nForeword\xa0is produced by Alison Innes for the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.\xa0\nSound editing for this episode is by\xa0Andrew Camacho. Theme music is by\xa0Khalid Imam.\xa0\nThis podcast is financially supported by the Faculty of Humanities at Brock University.