Mary Ann Shadd Cary Fellowship for Black Journalists

2024 Fellows

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Chris Harrison
Student
Second Year student, Bachelor of Journalism, Toronto Metropolitan University.
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Danielle Reid
Student
2024 Bachelor of Journalism graduate,
Toronto Metropolitan University. 
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Ijeoma Ukazu
Student
Carleton University Fellow
Master of Journalism,
Carleton University. 
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Allya Davidson
Mid-Career
Executive producer,
The Fifth Estate,
CBC News
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Nur Qorane
Mid-Career
Somali-Canadian producer,
CBC News, Toronto 
Shari Okeke
Mid-Career
Toronto Metropolitan University
Faculty/Instructor Fellow
Assistant Professor, Journalism/Advanced
Podcasting at Toronto Metropolitan University. 

Danica Samuel
Mid-Career
Founder,
Vainqueur Magazine
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Libaan Osman
Mid-Career
Digital producer and basketball reporter,
The Toronto Star
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Adriel Smiley
Mid-Career
Host and Executive Producer,
The Cool Table
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Danielle Edwards
Mid-Career
King’s College University Atlantic Region Fellow, Reporter and newsreader, CBC Nova Scotia