Barrie woman victimized by racist attack turns pain into purpose, opening a youth center

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When Shanicka “Shak” Edwards first moved to Innisfill from Toronto, it was a difficult adjustment. “My family was the only Black family in the community. So, I struggled finding spaces that I could see people that were reflective of me or accessing resources,” she said. Edwards built Shak’s World Community Center, Simcoe County’s first youth … Read more