Kaniki appointed Equity director
(Photo courtesy of Nicole Kaniki) Nicole Kaniki is U of T’s first director of equity, diversity and inclusion in research and innovation With a passion for social justice and track…
Adjei is poet laureate
Randell Adjei named Ontario’s first poet laureate Randell Adjei (photo by Lady Mensah Studios) For the first time ever, Ontario has a poet laureate. Scarborough, Ontario, spoken-word artist Randell Adjei…
3 activists fight racism in education
How 3 Canadians are fighting anti-Black racism in education ‘Racism is alive. We cannot pretend that it doesn’t exist within our Canadian society,’ says principal Jessica Wong · CBC News · Posted: Feb 14, 2021…
Dougan competes for Top Chef title
Ottawa chef Jae-Anthony Dougan vies for reality show launches April 19 by Peter Hum April 16, 2021 When Top Chef Canada reached out to him last year, Jae-Anthony Dougan accepted…
Montague wins Loran scholarship
Hamilton student wins prestigious scholarship By Mike PearsonHamilton Mountain News (April 13, 2021) A passion for social justice and an eagerness to assist her community have helped a Hamilton Mountain…
Pat Mawa wins Harry Jerome award
Saturday 17 April, 2021 Iconic Black media mogul Pat Bebia Mawa has added yet another feather to her laurels, with the award of the prestigious 2021 Harry Jerome media award…
Madiba: headphones for homeless students
COVID Changemaker: Gwen Madiba started a headphone campaign to help homeless students Bruce Deachman Apr 14, 2021 Gwen Madiba was in the Ottawa apartment — a city-run emergency dwelling for…
School named after Nalayeh
Trustees in York Region rename Vaughan high school after late Somali-Canadian journalist Social Sharing YRDSB Board voted 10-2 in favour of renaming school after Hodan Nalayeh CBC News · Posted: Mar 02,…
African Association 2021 award winners
Wale Adesanya – Business Achievement Leadership Award Wale AdeSanya is the National Chairman of the Nigerian and Canadian Business Network. He has been an Investment and Insurance…
Kevin Bourne CEO Shifter magazine
CEO Embraces Pandemic by Olivia Barrett When the lockdown started last March, Kevin Bourne decided he wanted to come out of the pandemic better than he entered it. Bourne, 40,…