Ep. 63: Investing in Black Futures with Dahabo Ahmed-Omer

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In this week’s episode of Policy Speaking, our host Edward Greenspon (President and CEO of PPF) chats with Dahabo Ahmed-Omer (Executive Director of the BlackNorth Initiative) about systemic racism, economic inclusion and the disproportionate impacts the pandemic has illuminated among different communities across Canada. They reflect on the progress made towards combatting discrimination and examine the path of rhetoric to results in strategizing for impactful change. Finally, they discuss the BlackNorth pledge and the Racial Equity Playbook in how businesses can become more equitable corporate citizens.

This episode included a #PPFProud shoutout to the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, McGill University and the University of Calgary for ranking in the top five research information sources and latest Top 50 universities.