Hamlin Grange
Hamlin Grange is an African-Canadian journalist, speaker, and diversity consultant. He is the founder and president of DiversiPro Inc. and co-founder of Innoversity.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Hamlin Grange was born in 1953 in Kingston, Jamaica. His family moved to Canada when he was 9 years old.[2] He attended the University of Colorado at Boulder on an athletic scholarship and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism with minors in African American studies and Research Methodologies. He is married to the author Cynthia Reyes[3]
Career[edit]
Hamlin Grange's first job in media was as a reporter with the Rocky Mountain News. He then returned to Canada and joined Contrast, Canada's leading newspaper at the time for the Black community, as a managing editor. This was followed by working as a reporter for the Toronto Star and Global TV, respectively.[2]
Grange joined the Canadian Broadcast Corporation in 1987 where he stayed until 2001 in the capacities of assignment editor, municipal affairs reporter, TV host, interviewer, and news anchor.[4] During this time, he hosted current affairs programs: Workweek on TVOntario and More to The Story on CBC. He also hosted news programs on CBC's Newsworld.[2]
Much of his work as a consultant for the past 20 years revolves around increasing cultural and racial diversity in organizations and media outlets.[5][6][7][8] He has worked with a number of organizations to train them to develop inclusive and diverse work places with a greater representation of minorities, including members of the Black community and Indigenous peoples.[9][10]
In 2000, he founded DiversiPro Inc, a cultural diversity training and management company. In the same year, he founded Innoversity with his wife, Cynthia Reyes, to create work opportunities for cultural minorities, differently-able persons, and the Aboriginals of Canada.[11]
Hamlin is an administrator of the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI). He is a former member of the Advisory Board of the DiverseCity project, a former member of the Board of Directors of the YMCA and the Toronto Police Services Board,[12] an Honorary Trustee of the Royal Ontario Museum. He is a board member of the Samara Centre for Democracy, and Chair of the Board of the Responsible Gambling Council.[3]
Awards and recognition[edit]
- B'nai B'rith Human Rights Award for Journalism[when?]
- The African Canadian Achievement Award for Excellence in Media – 1999
- Featured in Who's Who in Black Canada 2 – 2006[1]
- YMCA Peace Medallion – 2008
- Harry Jerome President's Award – 2009
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal – 2012[13]
- Transformation Award[which?] – 2014
- Reelworld Film Festival Visionary Award – 2019[14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Williams, Dawn P. (2006). Who's who in Black Canada 2: Black Success and Black Excellence in Canada : a Contemporary Directory. Who's Who in Black Canada. ISBN 978-0-9731384-2-9. Search this book on
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Jamaican-Born Journalist Featured On Black History Month Poster". Jamaica Information Service. 2004-02-25. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Diversity and inclusion advocate recognized with Visionary Award". Ron Fanfair. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "Journalist nominated to police board – The Globe and Mail". www.theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "Edmonton Organizations Preach Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (Updated) – Diversity Magazine". Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ↑ "Watching the Watchdog: Who Dares Question Saint Paikin?". HuffPost Canada. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Challenging racial bias". www.hrreporter.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ Henry, Frances; Tator, Carol (2002-01-01). Discourses of Domination: Racial Bias in the Canadian English-language Press. University of Toronto Press. pp. 57, 90, 91. ISBN 978-0-8020-8457-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Mazarine (2016-01-14). "Next Level: Hamlin Grange interview". Wild Woman Fundraising. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
- ↑ Yeh, Shie-Mee (1997-04-01). "Equality, Fraternity, Opportunity". Ryerson Review of Journalism :: The Ryerson School of Journalism. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ↑ "The Organization Fighting "Isms" in the Media". Tim Knight + Associates. 2012-07-03. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
- ↑ "Secret report sheds light on Toronto police culture | The Star". thestar.com. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
- ↑ "Honours Recipients". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-02-17.
- ↑ "2019 Visionary Award, Hamlin Grange | Reelworld Film Festival Toronto". Reelworld Film Festival. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
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