The nominees have been announced for Chatham-Kent’s inaugural Black Excellence Awards.
The awards celebrate the black community and the greater community in six categories – Female of the year, Male of the year, Youth, Entrepreneur, Agriculturalist, and Citizen of the year.
A total of 21 nominees have been put forward for consideration with online voting set to run now through February 1st. CLICK HERE to cast your ballot.
The Black Excellence Awards will be handed out at the Retro Suites Hotel on February 10.
Female of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)
Lasean M. G. Hardy, MD
Tammy Lucas
Deirdre McCorkindale
Male of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)
Blake Handsor
Selwyn Jordan
Teajai Travis
Youth of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)
Jaxen Baker
Layla Bardyla
Camryn Dudley
Caleb Roberts
Agriculturalist of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)
Kaiya Farms
Archibald “Archie” Prince – nominated posthumously
Jeff Scott
Delores Shadd – nominated posthumously
Black Owned Business/Entrepreneur of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)
The Health House – Shawna Regan
Pour Decisions Wine Co. – Lisa Fraser
Social Ladybug – Jeral Lumley
Yardie Vibez, Jamaican Kitchen – Kevry & Connie Piggott- Wilson
Citizen of the Year (In Alphabetical Order)
David Middleton
Floyd Porter
Mike “Bear” Wren