Sway catches up with the York University graduate as she reflects on her work as well as Black History Month.

Her music is a mixture of soul like ancient Aster Aweke, with a touch of old Motown meets the smooth and gravy like sound of old Muluken Melesse with the distinct like voice of Zeritu Kebede.

Web series creator Issa Rae talks the runaway success of Awkward Black Girl and her disappointment at the stereotypical portrayals of black women in mainstream media.

Sway catches up with a “girl with a camera”, Nadalie Bardowell, who understands the power of her camera as she reflects on an interesting journey shaped through her powerful lens.

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.

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.”

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.

Donovan Bailey became a national hero after winning the 100-metre sprint in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

“This film is not a joke, it comes from a real place—a hurt place. I am just now ready for people to see that side and people will enjoy that side when they see it.”