INTERVIEW: Black History Month – A time to reflect

By Michelle Song, Daniel Marino, Isabella Perrone—

February is black history month; the time we highlight the importance of the issues that the black community faces today. With racial tensions growing across North America Michelle Song talked to Olisya Green, president of the Ryerson Caribbean Student Association.

Michelle Song, Daniel Marino and Isabella Perrone, third-year journalism students produced this item for Toronto Today as part of their Reporting for TV Workshop class.

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INTERVIEW: Black History Month – A time to reflect