On this week's episode, we were honoured to have Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie join us to discuss First Steps: A community driven report on making Mississauga more equitable for Black communities.

By unpacking the report's findings, we dove into:

• What is needed to transform policing and the work already being done;
• Mississauga's plan to develop economic growth in its Black communities by tapping African and Caribbean diasporas;
• Improving Black political participation and making space for Black representation;
• Mississauga's focus on improving Black health through housing;
• Establishing the Black Community Innovation Hub;

... and plenty more.

Shout out to Claudia McKoy, Principal at Upsurgence, who developed First Steps in collaboration with The Black Caucus and numerous community and civic participants as a blueprint for Black economic, political and social advancement in a pluralistic Canada.

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Music provided by Toronto's very own, B.ONLOCATION.

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