Join the Get Hired Up Podcast to hear, scholar, author, artist, and speaker, Afua Cooper and me, discuss:

• The importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion—with emphasis on inclusion
• Afua’s story and vision for eliminating racism in the world
• How teachers and the education system can improve racial and ethnic justice
• How boards of directors can set-long strategies to become anti-racist organizations

Dr. Afua Cooper is a multi-award-winning and celebrated speaker, scholar, historian, author, poet, performer, and social and cultural commentator for organizations worldwide committed to building diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies.

Recognizing the tremendous multi-disciplinary contributions Dr. Cooper has made globally, Essence Magazine, a premiere lifestyle, fashion, and beauty publication, named her as one of the 25 women who are shaping the world.

Amongst her published novels, her ground-breaking book on Canadian slavery, The Hanging of Angelique: The Untold Story of Slavery in Canada and the Burning of Old Montreal, was nominated for the Governor General’s Award (CANADA).

As a result of her scholarship and praxis, Dr. Cooper was awarded a one-million-dollar grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage to direct the A Black People’s History of Canada project.