by Mariecris Pagulayan | Feb 11, 2020 | Lifestyle, Listen & Watch, Personal, Podcasts, Purpose
Women often feel compelled to avoid making waves in their line of work. Not so for Amanda Brugel, award-winning actor. She pushed against stereotypical roles for women of colour and forged a successful career as a character actor, starring in The Handmaid’s Tale and hundreds of other Canadian and international productions. Amanda reinvented what it means to be a Black woman in film and television through asserting her individuality first. From daring to be the “wild card” in auditions to...
by Mariecris Pagulayan | Feb 7, 2020 | Celebrating Women, Giving Back, Personal
We have honoured over 180 women with our Celebrating Women program. As part of Black History Month we asked our past honourees a few questions to learn more about them. Danae Davis is currently the Executive Director of Milwaukee Succeeds, a citywide partnership working to improve all aspects of education for children from Pre-K through college graduation to help prepare individuals for life after education. Previously, she was the Director of Pearls For Teen Girls, leading a development...
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