Check the profile assignment page for details on completing this assignment. If you are conducting interviews, try to speak with more than one individual where possible. If you are consulting written sources, be sure to use more than one source of information.  Use information from books, journal/magazine/newspaper articles, archives, pamphlets, and web sites. Note, however, that  you may NOT rely totally on web sites for your information. You must have substantial information from other written or 'live' sources.

In case you are having difficulty choosing a subject, here are just a few suggestions of individuals and organizations that you might like to present. To give you an idea of reading material that is readily available, I have indicated some of the subjects in red typeface that are covered in books and/or films available through libraries. There are other books, or sections of books covering these subjects. This list is incomplete! There are, of course, sources of information available for all the topics listed below. The bibliography page will provide you with many more sources and ideas for more profile subjects.

Academics & Educational Organizations:
     Del Antoine, Seneca professor
     Orrin Benn, Seneca professor
     Aldith Casquero, Seneca counsellor
     Fred Case, University of Toronto professor
     Rita Cox, retired librarian, storyteller
     Leroy daCosta, Seneca professor
     Larry Daisley, Seneca professor
     Ramabai Espinet, professor
     Brenda Gayle-Anyiwe, Seneca professor
     Fred Case, University of Toronto, literary critic
     Afua Cooper, University of Toronto historian (field: African-Canadian history)
     Courtney Henry, Seneca professor
     Lamin Jabbi, Seneca professor/academic advisor
     Bibi John, Seneca professor
     Akwatu Khenti, historian of Ancient Africa
     Bernard Moitt, former University of Toronto historian
     Noel Scott, Seneca professor
     Jennifer Singh, Seneca academic chair
     Sheldon Taylor, York University historian
     Rinaldo Wallcott, University of Toronto  professor
     Ontario Black History Society

African-Canadian Organizations or Business Ventures:
     African Canadian Legal Clinic
     African Experience Resource & Communication: (416) 754-3044
     Africans in Partnership Against Aids: educational and support network for continental Africans in Canada
     (416) 214-4823
     African Women Resource & Information Centre (416) 214-4823
     Association of Art and Books for Children (AABC): artist and illustrator working to develop good
     Afroentric resources for children (416) 703-1332
     The Association of Black Law Enforcers
     Black Action Defence Committee: community mediation program (416) 656-2232
     The Black Business and Professional Association: (416) 504-4097
     Black Secretariat: assists community groups in building strong organizational structures (416) 924-1104
     Black Coalition for Aids Prevention: BLACK CAP: (416) 977-9955
     Black Inmates and Friends Assembly: offers culturally appropriate counselling, intervention,  and support
     services to Black and Caribbean inmates and their families (416) 652-3131
     CANACT: The Canadian-African Newcomer Aid Centre of Toronto (416) 658-8030
     CAN:BAIA Canadian Artists Network: Black Artists in Action (416) 703-9040
     Caribbean and African Chamber of Commerce of Ontario Inc. (416) 265-8603
     Caribbean Canadian Business and Professionals Association: provides services for businesses in the
     Caribbean and Canada (416) 690-3913
     Harambee Centres (Canada)
     Harriet Tubman Organization: offers tutoring, games, heritage classes, drama, and crafts (416) 496-2044
     Higher Marks: (www.inforamp.net/~hmei)
     Intercede: an organization serving domestic workers and other migrant workers (416) 483-4554
     The Jamaican Canadian Association: offers free and confidential services to newcomers and immigrants
     of Afro-Caribbean heritage. (416) 740-1558 746-5772
     Jane-Finch Community and Family Centre: offers a variety of programs in various community locations
     (416) 663-2733
     Jane-Finch Concerned Citizens' Organization (416) 663-2733
     Jones and Jones Productions
     Metro Black Clergy Community: (416) 410-8327
     Nile Valley Books
     Ontario Black History Society: working to preserve and promote the contributions of Black people and
     their history in Canada through education and research (416) 867-9420
     Organization of Black Tradesmen and Tradeswomen of Ontario (416) 921-5120
     Rexdale Women's Centre: offers programs for Black and Caribbean women (416) 745-0062
     Sokoto Gear (clothing)
     Tropicana Community Services Organization: (416) 439-9009
     Urban Alliance on Race Relations (Toronto)

Art:

Sandra Brewster
Arlene Case
Grace Channer
Jordan Clarke
Neville Clarke
Tara Darrel
Macaulay Eteli
Wayne Headley
Dorsey James - sculpture
David Kibuuka - painting, batik
Charmaine Lurch
Kevin Mark
Jane Musoke-Nteyafas
Olwyn Oxley
Ingrid Pascal
Lloyd Pollard
Wayne Salmon (photographer)
Ato Seitu
Shawn Skeir
Phyllis Walker
Isaac Wanzama
Jacqueline Ward
Winsome
David Wood

Booksellers:
     A Different Booklist (Toronto)
     Burke's Books (Toronto)
     Nile Valley Books (Toronto)
     Gwen Johnson (and the late Lennie Johnson) of Third World Books and Crafts (now closed)

Dance:
     John Alleyne, ballet dancer, choreographer
     Ballet Creole: Patrick Parson
     Canboulay Dance Theater: Ronald A. Taylor
     COBA (Collective of Black Artists) Inc.: Eddison Lindsay and Charmaine Headley
     Dance Caribe: Andrea Douglas
     Dance Immersion: Vivienne Scarlett
     Groupe Bassan
     Zab Maboungou
     Learie McNicholls

Exploring & Homesteading:
     John Ware, 19th Century Alberta cowboy
            MacEwan, Grant. John Ware's Cow Country. Toronto: Douglas & McIntyre, 1973.

Film and Television:
     Rita Deverell, TV producer
     Fil Fraser, documentary film maker
     Hamlin Grange, CBC TV journalist
     Jennifer Hodge, documentary film maker
     Sylvia Hamilton, documentary film maker
     Shelagh MacKenzie, documentary film maker
     Roger McTair, documentary film maker (Home to Buxton, etc.) - professor at S@Y
     Leonce Ngabo, feature film maker (Gito L'Ingrat) fom Burundi
     Claire Prieto, documentary film maker
     Paul Riley, CBC TV journalist
     Sylvia Sweeney, film maker
     Clement Virgo, feature film maker (Rude, etc.)
     Stephen Williams, feature film maker (Soul Survivor)

Journalism:
     Carrie Best: Nova Scotian author, historian, journalist, philanthropist, community activist
     Henry Bibb: Editor of  The Voice of the Fugitive (19th Century newspaper)
     William Doyle-Marshall: writer, broadcaster
     Odida Quamina: journalist
     Mary Ann Shadd: Editor of The Provincial Freeman (19th Century newspaper), teacher
             Rhodes, Jane. Mary Ann Shadd Cary: The Black Press and Protest in the 19th Century. Indiana University
             Press, 1998.
             Sadlier, Rosemary. Leading the Way: Black Women in Canada. Toronto: Umbrella Press, 1994.
             Sadlier, Rosemary. Mary Ann Shadd: Publisher, Editor, Teacher, Lawyer, Suffragette. Toronto: Umbrella Press,
             1995.
             Bearden, Jim and Jean Butler. Shadd: the Life and Times of Mary Shadd Cary. Toronto: NC Press, 1977. (233 p.)
             Shadd, Mary Ann. (1823-1892). A Plea for Emigration, or Notes of Canada West. Toronto: Mercury Press, 1998.
    
     Caribbean Camera: A Toronto weekly newspaper    
     Pride: Canada's Weekly African Canadian and Caribbean News Magazine
     Share: Canada's Largest Ethnic Newspaper
     Word: Toronto's black cultural newspaper

Labour:
    The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
            Grizzle, Stanley G. My Name's Not George: The Story of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters in Canada.
            Toronto: Umbrella Press, 1998.
Law:
     African Canadian Legal Clinic
     Black Action Defense Committee (Toronto)
     James Robinson Johnson, Halifax Lawyer and civil rights activist, graduated from Dalhousie Law School
     in 1898
     Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
            Carter, Rubin "Hurricane". The 16th round: From Number 1 Contender to Number 45472. Toronto, Penguin,
            1991.
            Chaiton, Sam and Terry Swinton. Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Untold Story of the Freeing of Rubin
            "Hurricane" Carter. Toronto, Penguin Books, 1991.
            Hirsch, James S. Hurricane: The Miraculous Journey of Rubin Carter. Houghton Mifflin, 2000.

Literature (Written and Oral) and Criticism
     Donna Bailey Nurse, literary critic, journalist
     Neil Bisoondath, novelist, essayist
     Ayanna Black, poet
     Dionne Brand, novelist, poet
     Austin Clarke, novelist, journalist
            Growing Up Stupid Under the Union Jack. (memoirs) 1980
            Austin C. Clarke: A Biography (1994) by Stella Algoo-Baksh, a professor of English at Memorial
            University in Newfoundland.
            Dictionary of Literary Biography (1986), entry by Anthony Boxill
            Eleven Canadian Novelists (1973) by Graeme Gibson
            The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (1983), entry by Terrence Craig
            Profiles in Canadian Literature (1982), entry by Leslie Sanders
     Afua Cooper, poet, historian
     Rita Cox, storyteller and retired librarian
     Cyril Dabydeen, poet
     Ramabai Espinet, author and Seneca professor
     Cecil Foster, novelist, journalist
           Foster, Cecil. Island Wings: A Memoir 1998.
     Lawrence Hill, novelist, historian
     Jemeni, spoken word
     Clifton Joseph, "dubzz poet at large", TV journalist
     Richardo Keens-Douglas, storyteller, actor, children's writer
     Danny Laferierre, novelist
     Dwayne Morgan, oral poet
     Anthony Phelp, novelist
     Plaitform Entertainment: theatre (Trey Anthony)
     Mairuth Sarsfield, novelist
     Sam Selvon, novelist (deceased)
            A Passage Back Home: A Personal Reminiscence of Samuel Selvon. Exile Editions, Toronto, 1994
     True, spoken word
     Ken Wiwa
            Wiwa, Ken. In the Shadow of a Saint. (a memoir of his relation with his father, Ken Saro-Wiwa).
     David Woods, storyteller

Military:
     Anderson Ruffin Abbott (1837 - 1913) African-Canadian surgeon during American Civil War
     Colonel Stephen Blucke of the Loyalist Black Pioneers in the American Revolution
     William Hall, 19th Century Victoria Cross recipient:
            Pachai, Bridglal. William Hall: Winner of the Victoria Cross. Tantallon: Four East Publications, 1995.
     Calvin Rusk, military historian and senator
     The Number Two Construction Battalion
            Ruck, Calvin. Canada's Black Battalion No. 2 Construction 1916-1920. Halifax: Nimbus, 1987.
     The Victoria Pioneer Rifle Company (founded in 1860) in British Columbia

Music:
     Tarig Abubacar, musician/composer  (died 1998)
     Afropan Steel Band
     Kobena Akwa-Harrison, musician
     Archie Alleyne, jazz drummer
     Njacko Backo, kalimba (thumb piano) player and instrument maker
     Salome Bey
     Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, Artistic Director, Orpheus Choir and Nathaniel Dett Chorale, adjudicator, clinician
     Nathaniel Dett, composer, 1882-1943
     Wray Downes, jazz musician
     Stewart Goodyear, classical pianist and composer (1978- )
     Sonny Greenwich, jazz guitarist
     Dan Hill, singer
     Dream Warriors, rap
     Oliver Jones, jazz pianist
     Lorraine Klaasen, singer
     Maestro, rap artist
     Sharron McLeod, jazz musician
     Metrotones Steel Band
     New Dimension Steel Band
     Faith Nolan, folk singer
     Opiyo Oloya, music radio host and critic
     Panatics Steelband Network
     Pan Fantasy Steel Band
     Pan Masters Steel Band (Tommy Chrichlow)
     Ed Peters, steel-pan tuner
     Oscar Peterson, jazz pianist
     Jackie Richardson, singer
     Sankofa (African drum and dance ensemble)
     Joe Sealy, jazz pianist, composer
     Hameed Shaqq, steel pannist
     Darren Sheppard, steel pan arranger and musician
     Almeta Speaks
     Nelson Symonds, jazz musician
     Lincoln Waldron, steel pan arranger
     Portia White, contralto
     Earle Wong, steel-pan tuner and musician

Social Action, Politics & Public Service:
    Bromley Armstrong
            Armstrong, Bromley. Bromley: Tireless Champion of Just Causes. 2000
     Jean Augustine, Federal MPP (Lakeshore-Etobicoke)
     Zanana Akande, former provincial politician
     Lincoln Alexander, former federal politician and former Ontario Lieutenant Governor
     Rosemary Brown, former B.C. politician - first Black woman elected to a provincial legislature (1972)
            Brown, Rosemary. Being Brown: A Very Public Life. Toronto: Random House, 1989.
     Ann Cools, Current and first African-Canadian Senator
    Canadian Negro Womens' Association
           Hill, Lawrence. Women of Vision: The Story of the Canadian Negro Women's Association 1951 - 1976.
           Toronto: Umbrella Press, 1996.
    Gairey, Harry.
            A Black Man's Toronto 1914 - 1980: The Reminiscences of Harry Gairey. Toronto: The Multicultural History
            society of Ontario, 1981.
     Joan Grant-Cummings, women's issues
    Josiah Henson
            Henson, Josiah. The Life of Josiah Henson: Formerly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of Canada. Dresden, Ontario:
            Uncle Tom's Museum, 1984.
  Daniel Hill
    William P. Hubbard (1842 - 1945), Toronto businessman, alderman, controller, and acting mayor
            Hubbard, Stephen L. Against All Odds: The Story of William Peyton Hubbard, Black Leader and Municipal
            Reformer, 1987.
     Howard McCurdy, politician
     Calvin Rusk, Current Canadian Senator, military historian (Canada's Black Battalion: No. 2 Construction 1916-1929)
     Harriet Tubman, conductor of the Underground Railroad
            Sadlier, Rosemary. Tubman: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad: Her Life in the United States and
            Canada. Toronto: Umbrella Press, 1997.
            Carlson, Judy Harriet Tubman: Call To Freedom. Fawcett Columbine 1989
            Conrad, Earl. Harriet Tubman: Negro Soldier and Abolitionist. New York: International Publishers, 1968.

Religion:
     Richard Preston, Nova Scotian Baptist minister
     Someone in your place of worship

Science & Invention:
     Elijah McCoy (1843 - 1929) Ontarian inventor

Sports:
     Donovan Bailey, sprinter
     Herb Carnegie, former hockey player
            Carnegie, Herb. A Fly in a Pail of Milk: The Herb Carnegie Story (memoirs) 1997
     Charmaine Crooks
     George Dixon (1870 - 1909), boxer
     Grant Fuhr, hockey
     Glenroy Gilbert, sprinter
     Ferguson Jenkins, baseball
     Harry Jerome, sprinter
     Ben Johnson, sprinter
     Angela Issajenko
     Sam Langford (1886 - 1956), boxer
     Ray Lewis, first African-Canadian Olympic athlete
     Merlene Ottey, sprinter
     Michael Smith, track and field
     Sue Stewart, Olympic basketball player
     Bruny Surin, sprinter
     Slyvia Sweeny, former basketball star, TV and film director

 Theatre:
     Philip Aikin
     Trey Anthony, playwright     
     Ayo Akinfemi, actor
     Michael Blake, actor
     Conrad Coates, actor
     Jeff Henry, director
     Dion Johnstone, actor
     Yanna McIntosh
     Dirk Mclean, actor, children's writer
     Shadi Mogadime, actor
     Andrew Moodie, playwright
      Marcus Nance, actor
     Obsidian Theatre Company
     Katrina Reynolds, actor
     Lloyd Richards, director
     Cara Ricketts, actor
      Dominique Roy, actor, dancer
     Jaz Sealey, actor
     Alison Sealy-Smith, actor
     Djanet Sears, actor, playwright
     E. B. Smith, actor
     Sophia Walker, actor
     D'Bi Young, actor, playwright

Women: (see other categories above)
    The Canadian Negro Women's Association (founded in 1951)
    Eva Smith
            Manning, William H. My Name is Eva: A Biography of Eva Smith. Toronto: Carib-Can Pub., 1988. (18 p.)