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
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
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 workplaces with 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 Aboriginal peoples 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
- B'nai B'rith Human Rights Award for Journalism
- 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 2014
- Reelworld Film Festival Visionary Award 2019[14]
References
- ↑ 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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