Hundreds of leaders, innovators, and changemakers from Black-led non-profits have come together from across the country for a conference in Halifax.
The Supporting Black Futures Conference is being put on by the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative (SBCCI) with help from the Halifax-based Black Business Initiative (BBI). The three-day conference aims to enhance organizational resilience, leadership development, and community impact.
“It’s crucial to the success of Black communities across Canada. So, when we look at the different organizations here, we have organizations that support Black youth, we have organizations to support women escaping violence. The scale of the organizations that we have and just the depth of the impact is so significant,” said BBI CEO Matthew Martel.
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Approximately 350 organizations are represented as part of the conference, each of which has received funding through the …