Who's Who in Black Canada

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Who's Who in Black Canada is a non-profit website with the goal of researching and showcasing prominent and successful Black Canadians, past and present.

History

In 1999, Dawn Williams felt that there were an absence of Canadian publications showcasing examples of the successes and contributions of prominent Canadians of African descent. She then spent the next three years researching and compiling content to produce a comprehensive snapshot of the contributions of successful prominent African-Canadians, encompassing every province and territory of Canada in both French and English, the country's two official languages.

In 2002, she self-published the first edition of Who's Who in Black Canada, featuring more than 500 profiles. In 2004, she completed and published the second edition of Who's Who in Black Canada.

In June 2010, Williams was approached by the design and branding firm The Ricardo McRae Agency (www.ricardomcrae.com) about taking over her project and publishing the profiles from the book online. After a series of discussions, they came to an agreement, and she transferred the ownership of the book content and the digital rights to the agency to The Ricardo McRae Agency.^[1]

On August 1, 2010, www.WhosWhoinBlackCanada.com was officially launched.^[2]

On January 15, 2015, The website was converted to a platform highlighting black excellence and re-branded as Black In Canada

The website

Purpose

Canada's leading source on African Canadian Excellence.
Tell the stories of success, achievement and excellence in the African Canadian experience
To shift thinking about how African-Canadians are perceived
Educate and inspire African-Canadian communities and others
Document African-Canadian successes and history

Who's Who in Black Canada claims to use excellence as the benchmark for its selection criteria. Other areas that guide the choices of who is profiled are community involvement, consistency of positive results, academic background, other awards, and achievements in a specific field.

Publications

Williams, Dawn (January 2002). Who's Who in Black Canada: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada: A Contemporary Directory. ISBN 978-0-9731384-1-2.
Williams, Dawn (December 2006). Who's Who in Black Canada (2 ed.). ISBN 978-0-9731384-2-9.

References

^ Graham, Leroy (17 December 2010). "Website highlighting Black Canadian achievements celebrates its own success". Sway magazine. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
^ Moulden, Julia (6 November 2010). "Say It Loud: 'I'm Black and I'm Proud!'". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 February 2012.