Black History Month 2015 Virtual Classroom : The Power of Mentoring, Diversity and Dreaming Big

Thornhill, Dan, (film director.). Johnstone, Ross, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: On February 19, 2015, the NFB, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and Heritage Toronto connected students from across Canada with four talented Black professionals for a one-of-a-kind virtual conversation. Streamed live from the Daniels Spectrum auditorium in the multicultural neighbourhood of Regent Park, Toronto, the virtual classroom explored the topic of achieving one's career goals while giving back to the community. Featuring: TV anchor and three-time Olympian Rosey Edeh; Dr. Catherine Chandler-Crichlow, Executive Director of the Centre of Excellence in Financial Services Education; Layth Gafoor, sports and entertainment lawyer; and Dr. Teela Johnson, resident in family medicine. Discussion moderated by poet, playwright, and professor Dr. George Elliott Clarke. Special performances by Thompson Egbo-Egbo, Shawn Byfield, and Sean Mauricette, a.k.a. Subliminal.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (63 min., 20 sec.) : sound
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2016.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency:.Produced by the Education Markets of the National Film Board of Canada.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Available to subscribers only.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Dan Thornhill ; producer, Ross Johnstone.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2015.
Target Audience Note:	15-18.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).