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Let’s take a look at 2020 and invite some experts to review the year….
Meet 3 AC Awards Community Leaders of the Year recipients and Junior Achievement Award recipient….
Ever wonder where to visit this holidays without ever leaving your city, Rayyah Sempala has put together some options for you….
Now the news in details….
1. Major Events in 2020, local, national, and international….
2020 has come to an end with lots of challenges, as well as, new developments. The murder of George Floyd, defunding the police, the COVID-19 pandemic, Edmonton Police Service community engagement sessions with multicultural communities to change policing of those communities, Government of Canada support to Black led organizations, and municipal elections coming up in 2021 and provincial in 2023.
Rayyah Sempala has a take on the year 2020 review
2. 2020 in review and 2021 forecast by our team of experts…..
Let’s take a look at 2020 and invite some experts to review the year for us.
Diversity TV Health Commentator, Lola Olorunfemi looks at the COVID-19 pandemic. Lola is a Registered Nurse certified in both the United States and Canada with over 10 years of nursing experience. She takes a look at the impact of COVID-19, the future, and what’s coming up in 2021, including her TV on Diversity TV.
Author, facilitator, and speaker Moji Taiwo reviews the immigrant experience in 2020. Taiwo highlights the major challenges for immigrants in 2020, any progress made, hopeful projections for 2021, and what’s coming up in 2021, including her TV Show on Diversity TV.
Black Canadian Women in Action Executive Director, Jeanne Lehman, shares the challenges of Black businesses in 2020 and the way forward…
3. AC Awards 2020 Celebrates…
This week for AC Awards, we’re celebrating 3 impactful AC Awards Community Leaders of the Year recipients. Jeanne Lehman has created the most impact on Black women in Edmonton.
Wunmi Idowu of Calgary is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, instructor, performer, producer and the Founder and Director of Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Inc.
Rochelle Ignacio of Red Deer is a Racial Justice Youth Leader.
Meet AC Awards 2020 Junior Achievement Award recipient – Beauty Queen and Business Administration Student, Ann Maina.
4. This week Fashion of the Week…..
Last week, mask was made mandatory in indoor spaces in Alberta. We are happy to be joined by local Edmonton designer Alèthe Kaboré, owner of KYN Apparel to run us through some of the different mask designs that they have, Ears Savers, Mask with Ties, Masks with Elastic, and Antibacterial Masks. For more information on different mask designs, and how to buy, please go to kynapparel.ca
5. Diversity Profile of the Week…….
Our Diversity profile for this week is the one of a kind inspirational story of Yinka Oladele, owner of UPS Store 45 in Calgary, the first Black person to own a UPS franchise in Canada.
6. Coronavirus Project Cool Times:
If you are feeling sick or have any symptoms related to COVID-19, stay home. There’s support if you need to stay at home while you are sick or are in isolation due to COVID-19. The Canada Recovery Sickness Benefit provides $500 per week for up to a maximum of two weeks, for workers who are sick or need to self-isolate due to COVID-19, or have an underlying health condition that puts them at greater risk of getting COVID-19. The Canada Recovery Caregiving Benefit also provides $500 per week for up to 26 weeks per household for parents who need to care for a child who is sick or because schools, day-cares or care facilities are closed due to COVID-19.
7. In Diversity TV International News.
Roch Marc Christian Kabore was sworn in yesterday as Burkina Faso president for a second and final five-year term.
8. Dish of the Week…..
Our first Dish of the Week will feature Chef Selasi of Selasi’s Grill in Edmonton prepares the popular, mouth-watering, Jollof Rice and fish, animated with tomato sauce in Selasi’s Grill multicultural restaurant. Selasi’s Grill serves western, Chinese, and African food. Opened just a month ago opposite Stadium, on 8604 112 Avenue Edmonton, with a large parking space, a bar, a large dining space, a private meeting room, and most importantly, delicious western, African, and Chinese dishes.
