By Janet Grant
The Afroglobal Excellence Awards gala, offered by Afroglobal Tv, was just lately held on the Meridian Arts Centre in Toronto.
The annual occasion celebrates excellence amongst individuals of African descent and the theme of this yr’s gala was “Rising Past Limits.”
Sixteen honourees had been chosen from varied fields, together with schooling, well being, media, arts, enterprise, regulation, politics, and neighborhood service, for awards in a number of classes.
The next had been this yr’s honourees:
Tamara Seales, President of Seaford Prescription drugs (The Science and Know-how Award)
Joseph Bodun Macaulay, advocate for kids with Sickle Cell Illness (The Marcus Garvey Award)
Kemi Jacobs, Govt Director of Delta Household Useful resource Centre (The Enterprise Award)
Michelle “Tome” Akanbi, award-winning singer and recording and performing artist (The Rising Star Award)
Isioro Tokunbo Jaboro, Founder and Govt Director of the Toronto Worldwide Nollywood Movie Pageant (The Leisure Award)
Dr. Winston LaRose, Govt Director of the Jane-Finch Involved Residents Group (Lifetime Achievement Award)
Fae Ellington, communications guide and lecturer (The Skilled Achievement Award)
Ginelle Skerritt, Chief Govt Officer of York Area Kids’s Help Society (The Management Award)
Mark Beckles, Vice President of Social Impression & Innovation on the Royal Financial institution of Canada (The Martin Luther King Legacy Award)
Rahel Assefa, Vice President of Advertising and marketing, Ethiopian Airways (The International Impression Award)
Clement Virgo, Movie and Tv Author, Producer and Director (The Media Award)
Surjit Babra, Chairman of SkyLink Group and Founding father of SkyLink Charity (The Nelson Mandela Humanitarian Award)
Louis-Edgar Jean-Francois, President of Groupe 3737 and Chairman of the Federation of African Canadian Economics (The Renaissance Award)
Toyin Crandell, Founding father of Cash Mindset SHIFT and host of the Millionaire Cash Podcast (The Enterprise Award)
Ronnie B. Mayanja, Founding father of the Uganda Diaspora Community and the Uganda Canada Conference (The Heritage Award)
Ivan Dawns, Enterprise Consultant of the Worldwide Union of Painter & Allied Trades (The Visionary Award)
The gala was broadcast reside on Afroglobal Tv and streamed on-line on its web site.
Royal Canadian Navy Commander Paul Smith and award-winning actress Linda Osifo hosted the awards.
The gala’s leisure program featured performances by a college choir from the Crawford Academy Choir and a dance group from the Black Arts Centre.
