If you asked Kadeem Kyle Faustin a decade ago what his number one life aspiration was, the 14-year-old Faustin would have said, “To be the greatest dancer known to man!”

Ella Cooper is many things. She's an interdisciplinary artist and educator, working in both photography and video, as well as being the founder of Black Women Film! Canada.

Djanet Sears is a woman who needs no introduction. The award-winning playwright, director, producer and actor made history in 1990 when her theatre anthology Afrika, Solo became the first published play by a Canadian woman of African descent.

Paulina is a Toronto poet, producer, and artist educator. The Founder of Guerrilla of the Word Productions and the Words by the Water Collective, Paulina is influenced by her diverse descent and her work in multiple communities, bringing her passion to the page and the stage.

Visual Artist and Poet Roxane Tracey is making art both accessible and affordable.

When people go see a play, they are usually so mesmerized by the actors on stage that the people behind the scenes are often overlooked in the celebration of a play’s success.

Actor, Director, Producer, Playwright, Songwriter, Singer, Dancer and Creative Consultant … Anne-Marie Woods (Amani) is a one-woman powerhouse.

Shauntay Grant is a writer and storyteller from Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Trey Anthony is using her creative expertise to share the stories of Black women and train the next generation of Canadian writers.