Black Business Emergency Relief Grant (BBERG)
Why BBERG Especially due to the impact of COVID-19 and historical systemic racism on small Black businesses across Canada, the BBPA has taken the lead in creating the Black Business Emergency [...]
Ask The Professionals with the Lobalaw Team
Join us for a special Ask a Professional – A Day in the Life with Loblaws where we will join the team from Loblaws and explore why they are optimum. Join us to learn: Why you would want to [...]
When Racists Show Up
Over the past few months, we have spoken a lot about systemic racism—the longstanding institutional policies that have disenfranchised people of color and led to great disparities in wealth, [...]
Emancipation News
Dear Members, Emancipation Day was August 1st, and 182 years ago enslaved people were freed. I have had many discussions with our treasurer, Michael Pinnock, on the various issues we have to deal [...]
THE STEPHEN V.A BLIZZARD LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP
THE STEPHEN V.A BLIZZARD LEGACY SCHOLARSHIP STEPHEN V.A. BLIZZARD (October 17, 1928 – June 9, 2020) Dr. Stephen Blizzard was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1928. After studies at the [...]
Little Jamaica | I remember when….
Join our weekly webinar called “I remember Little Jamaica when…” which will launch on June 17, 2020 at 6:00 PM and run through on a weekly basis until July 15, 2020. The webinar will provide [...]
surveycovid
A total of 120 Black Business Professional Association Members from across Ontario participated in this ‘How is COVID 19 Impacting your Business’ survey. The preliminary findings [...]
BBPA’s Programs and Events Update
Due to recent developments in the spread of the COVID-19, the world’s leading health organizations, including the WHO and CDC, have advised against large, public gatherings and other events that [...]