Nana aba Duncan

Associate Professor and the inaugural Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion at Carleton University’s School of Journalism

Nana aba Duncan is an associate professor and the inaugural Carty Chair in Journalism, Diversity and Inclusion at Carleton University’s School of Journalism. She is the director of the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging, a research centre which advocates, supports and participates in inclusive and belonging-focused journalism in Canada. The Centre’s first major project is Reporting in Black Communities, the first guidebook in Canada to combine perspectives from Black news consumers, Black journalists and non-Black journalists and leaders to equip journalists, journalism educators and journalism students with resources to understand and comprehensively cover Black communities with accuracy, dignity and equity.

Nana aba is also the co-founder of Media Girlfriends, a production company led by journalists of colour. Before joining Carleton, Nana aba was a host and producer at CBC Radio for 15 years, where her last position was host of Fresh Air, Ontario’s top-rated  weekend morning show.