MPH Black Health Fireside Chat with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs

MPH Black Health Fireside Chat with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs

Come join us for a cozy chat with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs about Black health and wellness in room 610 - it's gonna be lit!

By Dalla Lana School of Public Health

Date and time

Thu, Jun 19, 2025 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT

Location

Health Sciences Building

155 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 1P8 Canada

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour
  • Paid venue parking

MPH Black Health Fireside Chat with Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs

Sponsored by Public Health Sciences, join us for a fireside chat featuring Dr. Anna Malaika Tubbs, New York Times bestselling author of The Three Mothers. In conversation with DLSPH Assistant Professor Ola Osman, Dr. Tubbs will discuss Black women, patriarchy, and the maternal health crisis in light of her forthcoming book, Erased: What American Patriarchy Has Hidden from Us.

Praise for Erased:

“An unflinching examination of how patriarchy has shaped America’s past and present.” —Eve Rodsky, author of Fair Play

“A book that demands we directly confront the way patriarchy—both systemic and interpersonal—has shaped the history of our country and the reality of our present.” —Clint Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of How the Word is Passed

“The framework that we all need to understand American history today.” —Christy Turlington Burns, Founder & President, Every Mother Counts

“A visionary and clear-eyed understanding of patriarchy that goes beyond the incomplete definitions that many of us have grown to accept as fact.” —Tarana Burke, activist and founder of the #MeTooMovement


About the Author:

Anna Malaika Tubbs is a New York Times bestselling author and multidisciplinary expert on current and historical understandings of race, gender, and equity. With a Ph.D. in Sociology and a Masters in Multidisciplinary Gender Studies from the University of Cambridge in addition to a Bachelors in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, Anna translates her academic knowledge into stories that are clear and engaging. Her articles have been published by TIME Magazine, New York Magazine, CNN, Motherly, the Huffington Post, For Harriet, The Guardian, Darling Magazine, and Blavity. Anna’s storytelling also takes form in her talks, including her TED Talk that has been viewed 2 million times, as well as the scripted and unscripted screen projects she has in development. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three kids.


Moderator:

Ola Osman is an Assistant Professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She earned her Ph.D. in Politics and International Studies from the University of Cambridge as a Gates-Cambridge Scholar and her Master’s degree in Women’s Studies from Oxford University where she was a Clarendon Scholar.


FreeJun 19 · 1:00 PM EDT