Miranda Harris
2017 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Award (Youth Leadership)
For her extensive volunteer work, specifically her leadership as Student Council President during the Earl of March Wellness Week, which helped students focus on self-care strategies to cope with the emotional toll of pain and other stressors.
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Justice for Abdirahaman Coalition
2017 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Award (Community Leadership)
For their efforts to obtain greater transparency and accountability, challenge racial inequity, and bring positive change, in order to secure justice for Abdirahman Abdi.
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Bishop Jacob Afolabi
2017 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Award (Community Leadership)
For his many years of community work, including founding the Ottawa Pastors’ forum; contributing inspiring articles in community newspapers and commentary on community radio stations; as well training a new generation of pastors.
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Amanda Ngwafusi
2017 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Award (Community Leadership)
For her extensive volunteer work on behalf of Proud to be Me; Carleton University Women’s varsity team; fundraising for the Dave Smith Youth Treatment Centre, as well as other volunteer activities.
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Katrice Bent
2017 Black History Ottawa Community Builder Award (Youth Leadership)
For her extensive volunteer work on behalf of the Monfort Hospital and the Jamaican Ottawa Community Association, fundraising for cancer at St. Patrick’s High School, as well as other volunteer activities.
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Crystal-Lee Savage
Every Child is Sacred Award
Crystal-Lee Savage has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Black History Ottawa Every Child is Sacred Award to publicly recognize her extensive volunteer work with the annual Black History Month showcase; Startline (Christian) Club, and the Link Crew program which partners new students with senior students, at Colonel By Secondary School.
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Daniel R. Stringer
Black History Ottawa President’s Award
Daniel R. Stringer has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Black History Ottawa President’s Community Builder Award to publicly recognize his many years of community work for the empowerment of marginalized and vulnerable populations in Ottawa. We especially recognize your leadership of the DreamKeepers, in organizing and hosting the annual Martin Luther King Day celebrations in the City of Ottawa.
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Thomas Barber
John G. Dennison Award
Thomas Barber has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 Black History Ottawa John Dennison award to publicly recognize his valuable contributions to the study, preservation and promotion of Canadian Black history through his research, presentations and exhibits on Ottawa’s Black history.