My name is CHOLTU I’m a film director, cultural worker and founder of Toronto Black Archives What inspired you to establish the Toronto black archives, how was the journey shaped your understanding of black history in Toronto? What inspired me to establish TBA is my passion for Black history and stories as well as noticing the massive lack of documented and preserved history of Torontos Black community. I wanted to share our history and stories as well as make the archives accessible for wide

My name is DARYNEL and I’m a Caribbean Canadian Culture Worker and World Builder I’m a Caribbean Canadian Culture Worker, majoring in experience curation and discovery through art via my brain child Pear’d Experiences. I also work as a World Builder through Costume Design and Wardrobe Styling, as The Overdressed Unusual. Q: What does “Community” mean to you, how do You actively cultivate it in your daily work and life? A: Growing up queer, in a lower middle class home, in a Caribbean country,