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She was invested into the Order of Ontario, in 2011, the province’s highest honour, for her work with Sickle Cell Association of Ontario. She was named Toronto Public Health Champion in 2009 and has received numerous community and academic awards. ...

Thando Hyman was the first Principal of Toronto’s Africentric Alternative School which opened its doors in September 2009 for students from JK to Grade 5. Due to the overwhelming response and support for the school, the enrollment doubled to 160 ...

Penelope Hodge is a 7th generation Canadian, born in Digby, Nova Scotia and moved with the family to Greenville, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia where she grew up on a small farm. As a result of the American Revolution her ancestors arrived ...

When she was honoured with the the City of Toronto Award she said: ” I shall not pass this way again. Any good thing that I can do, or any kindness  that I can show, let me do it now. ...

On February 5, 2013, Mrs. Francis was bestowed the Queen’s Jubilee Award under the auspices of Bob Delaney MPP, for her community service. She also received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Jamaica Visionaries Association Inc. in 2015, for her ...

Receiving the Order of Ontario, the province’s highest honour is an accomplishment she treasures. She is delighted to have represented her community and be recognized for it. Another of her delightful accomplishments is being co-founder of the Congress of Black ...

Her best advice for the next generation is to “Respect your parents, say no to drugs, help one another, develop your intellect constantly, and prepare yourselves to become the leaders that this world needs in order to become a better ...

She has been described as “an exceptional individual who, through her love for the spoken and written word, has inspired people of all ages and has opened the literary world to her audiences”.

Pauline is the current President for the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA). For over 20 years, she worked at Bell Canada in various capacities, mostly leadership. She is passionate about using leadership to mobilize, harmonize and develop the Black ...

Nalda views community building as a process for societal change and says “it means change in the level at which people participate in the social, economic and political life of the society and also, change in the ways they have ...