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Shop Talk: Black History Month

  • Sheridan Student Union Inc. 1430 Trafalgar Road Oakville, ON, L6H 2L1 Canada (map)
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When: February 17, 2021 @ 1:00 PM
Where: LIVE @ THESSU.CA

Hosted by your Student Life Coordinator, Alexa Senior, and Sheridan Life Radio Host,Favor Okafor, engaging in an open discussion about honoring Black culture in 2021 and beyond. We are proud to welcome our special guest and panelists - local Toronto Community members who have been actively making a difference in the black community. We’ll be talking about everything from culture, music, food, lifestyle to the events of 2020.

Special Guests:

Keosha Love, Michel Chikwanine & Akil McKenzie

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Akil McKenzie is the CEO of media production company, Falling Motion. He runs a team of 50 talented people that work on commercials, music videos, films and weddings. Akil is a director, producer, cinematographer, editor, public speaker, and poetic artist. As a creative, Akil is always looking for new artforms to express thought and emotion.

Keosha Love is a multi-disciplinary artist, activist and educator that intersects arts & wellness to empower women and promote positive health & mental wellness in BlPOC communities.

Learn more here.

Michel Chikwanine has overcome unimaginable pain and struggle. Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Michel grew up amid the terror of the Great War of Africa. Much of his childhood was ravaged by the death and decay of a war that claimed the lives of 5.8 million people, his father included, and forced him to be a child soldier. Now a United Nations Fellow for People of African Descent, Michel inspires people to believe in their ability to make a difference and leaves audiences with a new perspective on life, a sense of hope through social responsibility, and a desire for change.

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