Shamara Baidoobonso, a provincial epidemiologist, and Tamara Steele, president of the Black Cultural Society of P.E.I., are on Chatelaine's 33 Black Canadians Making Change Now list. Island Morning host Mitch Cormier spoke to Baidoobonso about making the list. "I was initially quite speechless when I saw the full list and saw the people that are included on that list. More attention is being paid to HIV in Black communities and more importantly, more people from those communities are studying the subject in universities, getting involved in advocacy organizations, and rising up the ranks of those organizations. For more stories about the experiences of Black Canadians — from anti-Black racism to success stories within the Black community — check out Being Black in Canada, a CBC project Black Canadians can be proud of.

Source: CBC News September 02, 2020 15:23 UTC