Research
& Teaching
Research Interests
Race and racism in society and media, media criticism, intersections of race and gender in society and media, gender-based violence, trauma-informed journalism, the power of personal storytelling.
Eternity’s research interests explore the intersection of race and gender in society, health and media. Her current focus is exploring how all forms of media, especially journalism, hinder Black communities ability to thrive in society, and how more equitable journalism practices can increase community engagement, trust and more positive representations of Black people.
Her current project, Reporting in Black Communities: A Guide for Journalism Educators And Journalists In Canada, will be the first guidebook in Canada to combine perspectives from Black news consumers, Black journalists and non-Black journalists and leaders, this project seeks to equip journalists, journalism educators and journalism students with the resources they need to understand and comprehensively cover Black communities with accuracy, dignity and equity.
She is also a collaborator on The Black Journalist and Media Worker Experience in Canada, a project lead by Associate Professor Nana aba Duncan at Carleton University.
Following a petition by journalism graduates at Toronto Metropolitan University for more diverse courses in light of the murder of George Floyd, Eternity created “Reporting On Race: The Black Community in the Media” at Toronto Metropolitan University’s School of Journalism, the first course of its kind in Canada.
Her expertise and passion for teaching intersectional, trauma-informed journalism and non-fiction writing are further reflected in her terms as the 2021 Journalist-in-Residence and Asper Visiting Professor at the University of British Columbia, and the 2022 Non-Fiction Writer-in-Residence at Simon Fraser University.