# Frances Henry

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frances_Henry
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frances_Henry.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Henry
> Source revision: 1322533616
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Canadian scholar

**Frances Henry** is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) scholar and Professor Emerita at [York University](/source/York_University).[1] She is a member of the [Royal Society of Canada](/source/Royal_Society_of_Canada)[2] and the [Caribbean Studies Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caribbean_Studies_Association&action=edit&redlink=1) (CSA).[3]

She specializes in Caribbean Studies and is considered one of Canada's leading experts in the study of racism and [anti-racism](/source/Anti-racism). She is the first scholar to conduct research on racism in Canada publishing a study of racial discrimination in employment in 1975. She has a long list of books, reports and articles on many aspects of racism in Canadian society.

## Research

Her Caribbean studies include: *The Caribbean Diaspora in Toronto: Learning to Live with Racism* (1994)[4] and *Reclaiming African Religion in Trinidad: The Sociopolitcal Legitimation of the Orisha and Spiritual Baptists Faiths* (2003).[5]

In 2009, she co-authored the fourth edition of *The Colour of Democracy: Racism in Canadian Society*[6] that is widely used in universities as a text.

Henry’s most recent work relates to racism at Canadian universities. Her books include: Racism in the Canadian University (with C. Tator) "The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities (developed and edited) *He Had the Power: Pa Neezer, the Orisha King of Trinidad*, about ‘Pa Neezer’ (Ebenezer Elliott).[7]

In recognition of her research on racism in Canada, she was invested into the [Order of Canada](/source/Order_of_Canada) in 2022.[8]

## Personal life

Henry is a life long Wagnerian serves as Chair of the Toronto Wagner Society.[9]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Frances Henry - Our Backgrounds"](https://www.yorku.ca/fhenry/background.htm). *www.yorku.ca*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["2021 Appointments to the Order of Canada | The Royal Society of Canada"](https://rsc-src.ca/en/news/2021-appointments-to-order-canada). *rsc-src.ca*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Caribbean Studies Association » Frances Henry"](https://www.caribbeanstudiesassociation.org/frances-henry/). Retrieved 2023-03-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["University of Toronto Press - The Caribbean Diaspora in Toronto"](https://utorontopress.com/9780802077424/the-caribbean-diaspora-in-toronto). *University of Toronto Press*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Reclaiming African Religions in Trinidad"](https://www.uwipress.com/9789766401290/reclaiming-african-religions-in-trinidad/). *University of the West Indies Press*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Frances Henry - THE COLOUR OF DEMOCRACY: RACISM IN CANADIAN SOCIETY"](https://www.yorku.ca/fhenry/colourofdemocracy.htm). *www.yorku.ca*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Henry, Frances (2008). [*He Had the Power: Pa Neezer, the Orisha King of Trinidad : a Personal Memoir*](https://books.google.com/books?id=9sw4OgAACAAJ). Lexicon. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-976-631-047-9](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-976-631-047-9).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** General, Office of the Secretary to the Governor (2022-10-25). ["Order of Canada appointees - November 3, 2022"](https://www.gg.ca/en/media/order-canada-appointees-november-2022). *The Governor General of Canada*. Retrieved 2025-11-16.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Frances Henry - Our Backgrounds"](https://www.yorku.ca/fhenry/background.htm). *www.yorku.ca*. Retrieved 2023-03-08.

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Frances Henry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Henry) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Henry?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.