Reflections on a First Year of ELITE Program for Black Youth Programming

Author: Tom Ndekezi The ELITE Program for Black completes its first year and is now on to the second year of exceptional training, learning, and engagement **** After 16 weeks of programming, 38 work placements, and over 21,000…

Elite Black Youth Program – 2021 IMPACT REPORT

   

Woke Edu Bursary and Mentorship Program

Introducing the Woke Edu Bursary and Mentorship Program NBCC Edmonton is excited to announce that we have established our own bursary program! The Woke Edu Bursary and Mentorship Program (Woke Edu = Woken Education) aims to help youth in the…
Keenan Pascal is the founder of Token Bitters and Token Naturals in Edmonton, February 17, 2021. Ed Kaiser/Postmedia PHOTO BY ED KAISER /20092640A

‘Only Black guy in the room’: How systemic barriers hinder Black business-owners – Edmonton Journal

Keenan Pascal still remembers what it feels like to be the only Black business owner in the room. After working in banking for eight years, the 35-year-old Edmonton entrepreneur started a cocktail bitters company called Token Bitters in 2016. read…

Black Youth Mentorship Program Update March 2021

Dear National Black Coalition of Canadian Society, We will be providing a mentorship program for Black Youths in Alberta. The University of Alberta Black Youth Mentorship and Leadership Program seeks to socially and economically empower Black…

EPS Chief McFee’s Statement on Hate

Chief McFee's Statement on Hate There have been recent media reports of Chief McFee’s comments about the rally at the Alberta legislature. For clarity, here are the Chief’s comments…

Support the Melanin Studio ATB Boostr Crowd Funding Campaign

At The Melanin Studio Ltd., we're experts in skin and body care for all and believe that everyone is naturally beautiful and unique. We also understand that most people have insecurities that can hold them back. Everyone should have a safe…

George Floyd Community Letter

Dear Members, Community and Friends:   NBCC is devastated by the gruesome and unjust death of Mr. George Floyd.  We acknowledge the pain and trauma that many of us are feeling, and we offer our condolences to Mr. Floyd’s family…

Tribute to Gene Zwozdesky by George Rogers

My dear friend Gene Zwozdesky or “Zwoz”, as he was affectionately known by many, was a man who left an indelible mark on his community, a very broad community, that being the Province of Alberta and indeed Canada. Gene was a trained…