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Name

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Bio

Please provide a brief summary of yourself, your work and achievements. Maximum 250 words.

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How long have you been there?

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Do you identify as Black?

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Nicole Edwards

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Race, Women's Health, Youth, Tech
Status: Podcast Producer, Writer

Ontario, TorontoCABJMarch 20, 2023Race, Women's Health, Youth, Tech, Health

Katia Maxwell

Location: London

Area of Expertise: News, Entertainment, Shooting, Editing
Status: Professor & Freelance Journalist, Producer

Ontario, Toronto, Stratford, LondonCABJMarch 20, 2023News, Entertainment, Shooting, Editing

Afua Mfodwo

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Arts, Culture, Explainer Journalism
Status: Freelance, Student

Ontario, TorontoCABJMarch 24, 2022Culture, Arts, Black Arts, Toronto Arts, Explainer Journalism

Daysha Loppie

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Arts, Culture, Black Culture,
Status: Freelance

Ontario, TorontoCABJNovember 17, 2021Culture, Arts, Black Arts, Toronto Arts

Celeste Ceres

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Entertainment, Culture, Music, Business, Culinary Arts, Community
Status: Freelance, Part-Time

Toronto, Ontario, Eastern CanadaCABJOctober 14, 2021Culture, Entertainment, Business, Culinary Arts, Food, Nonprofits, Public Health, Finance, Community

Victor Kwawukume

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Culture, Politics, Environment, Health, Technology, Children, Women
Status: Freelance

Toronto, OntarioCABJOctober 10, 2021Culture, Environmental Reporting, Health, Technology, Children, Women, Politics

Cara Downey

Location: Dartmouth

Area of Expertise: Writing
Status: Freelance

Nova Scotia, DartmouthCABJJuly 5, 2021Writing

Chantel Tsvetu

Location: Vancouver

Area of Expertise: Entertainment, Education, Content Creation
Status: Freelance

Vancouver, British ColumbiaCABJJuly 5, 2021Entertainment, Education

Allya Davidson

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Social issues, Crime, Health, Women’s Issues
Status: Senior Producer

Toronto, OntarioCABJApril 23, 2021News, Senior Producer, investigative

Grace Sitima

Location: Edmonton

Area of Expertise: Publishing and editing, Corporate communications
Status: Freelance Journalist, Student

Edmonton, AlbertaCABJApril 12, 2021Freelance, publishing, editing

Moses Chibaya

Location: Montreal

Area of Expertise: health, business, news
Status: Freelance Writer

Montreal, QuebecCABJMarch 25, 2021Freelance, Business, health, News

datejie green

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: racial, gender and social justice; environment, food security; public affairs, media analysis, international affairs
Status: Freelance Writer

Ontario, TorontoCABJMarch 25, 2021Freelance, racial, media analysis, international affairs, food security, public affairs, gender and social justice, Environmental Reporting

Nicole Emanuel

Location: Whitby

Area of Expertise:
Status: Freelance Writer

Ontario, WhitbyCABJMarch 10, 2021Freelance

Oscar Baker III

Location: Indian Island

Area of Expertise: Indigenous, Business, Sports
Status: Freelance Journalist

Indian Island, New Brunswick, Atlantic CanadaCABJMarch 9, 2021Indigenous, Sports, Business

Kimberley Dooshima Jev

Location: Calgary

Area of Expertise: Lifestyle, Fashion, Music
Status: Chief Executive Officer

Calgary, AlbertaCABJMarch 4, 2021Lifestyle, Music, Fashion

Abby Ayoola

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Pop culture, Food show host, Live events, red carpet, TV Host
Status: Media Entrepreneur

Ontario, TorontoCABJFebruary 26, 2021Pop culture, food, Foodie

Amira Benjamin

Location: Ottawa/Oshawa

Area of Expertise: Pop culture, Media critiques
Status: Student

Ontario, Ottawa, OshawaCABJFebruary 21, 2021Pop culture, media critiques

Patricia Jaggernauth

Location: Toronto

Area of Expertise: Television Hosting, LIVE TV, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Web Hosting, Weather Forecasting & Presentation
Status: Freelance

Ontario, TorontoCABJFebruary 4, 2021arts & culture, Arts, Television Hosting, LIVE TV, Lifestyle, Entertainment, Web Hosting, Weather Forecasting & Presentation

Amber Fryday

Location: Halifax

Area of Expertise: Hosting, Sports, Radio, Journalism
Status: Freelance

Halifax, Nova ScotiaCABJJanuary 27, 2021Sports Journalism, Sports, hosting, Radio, Journalism

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