She is charismatic leader, well known for her hard-driving dedication to youth, her ability to get the attention of leaders and to get things done. Chapman tells Sway about her important roles in the community.

Sway catches up with the new president, Andrew Alleyne, as he reflects on his rich personal journey in law and looks ahead as the head of the 15-year-old organization.

Pride Uganda Alliance International is a non-profit social group which aims to promote the wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and other sexuality, sex and gender diverse people from Uganda in Canada

Yohannes Tadesse tells Sway about his early years as well as how CitySqoop can be a “discovery service” to advertise local events in Ottawa and Toronto.

Yod Abyssinia is unique. Its walls are decorated with great diverse artifacts from all over Ethiopia, exposing diversity in people and culture through local art. On any given night, there is always a full band playing traditional music with in-house talented cultural dancers dressed in wonderful costumes.

A self-proclaimed “serial entrepreneur,” the onetime refugee turned Harry Jerome award-winning business extraordinaire reflects on his success and why his humble beginning has prepared him “in pushing the envelope in every possible way.”

For the last six years, Hannah Godefa has collected hundreds of thousands of pencils in order to ship them to needful students in Axum, Ethiopia.

Healing and Hope through the Arts, a World AIDS Day event presented by the University of Toronto’s Dalla Lana School of Public Health took place at the Hart House Wednesday evening.

Nayani Vathsaladevi-Thiyagarajah is an up and coming filmmaker of important documentaries such as Shadeism – a short film that explores the issue of skin colour and discrimination within the African, Caribbean, and South Asian diasporas.

Between organizing a hip-hop conference in the hope of engaging young people to the important task of political activism or advising why the mining and oil & gas sectors need to embrace the Diversity of Youth at conferences, Rad Dockery is making waves on Bay Street as well as main street.