100 ABC Honourees

Dr. Kimberley Tavares

She quotes: “First We Must Motivate, Then Educate…If we are teaching the irrelevant to the disinterested, then we have lost before we have even begun.”

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Dr. Dorothy W. Williams

Her best advice for the next generation: “Dream big and then take your time to get there.”

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Dr. Dorothy Anna Jarvis

Her best advice for the next generation: “You will make errors, own them and move forward. Always dedicate quality time to convince the “doubtful majority” that changes will improve conditions for ...

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Dr. Avis Glaze

Her best advice for the next generation: “Aim at becoming financially independent.  If you develop the discipline to save and invest as a young person, you will be amazed at ...

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Dr. Amal Madibbo

Her best advice for the next generation, “You are the future of Canada and our communities. Think of and implement ways to improve the inclusion of Blacks in Canadian society. ...

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Dorothy Wills

“My greatest accomplishment was allowing my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to direct my life and guide me.  When I did not know where to turn, I turned to Him ...

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Donna Cardoza

“I would be gentler and more compassionate with myself, be proud of who I am and relax in knowing that everything will work out as destined.”

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Djanet Sears

In the 1980s, questioning her place in Canada as member of a visible minority and in search of her ancestral roots she traveled to West Africa. It was a cathartic ...

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Denise Siele

Her best advice for the next generation: “Those who choose to pursue excellence will relish the fact that each waking morning presents you with a brand new opportunity to strive ...

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Denise Cole

A favourite quote is from the poem Andrea del Sarto by Robert Browning, “Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp, Or what’s a heaven for?” So, my advice ...

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