Meet The Authors
Black Women Leaders SK launched their book “Courage, Change & Faith: Inspiring Narratives of Black Women Leaders” in February 2023 as part of the Black History Month celebration. Fittingly, the theme for 2023 Black History Month in Canada was “Ours to tell.” They each share a statement that describes their narratives in the book.
BETTY MUTWIRI
Founder of BM Leadership Coaching and Consulting Inc. and Project Lead
“To build flourishing communities and organizations by maximizing diverse strengths. When people are empowered to contribute and show up authentically to serve for the greater good, magic happens”
Petunia Bolwe
“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we seek.”
-Barrack Obama
Johaine Thomas-Miranjie
President & CEO, JTM Business Solutions
“Live life by design, not by default – choose this today and every day hereafter.”
Rose Kumbu
“Your dreams may be delayed by life circumstances but your destiny shall come to pass. Just believe.”
-Rose Kumbu.
Theodocia Quagraine
“A tree must first grow before you gather its leaves, and winter must come to balance the spring.”
-Londrelle
Portia Sarah Manzini
“When my culture is different from my neighbour’s, it doesn’t mean that their culture is right or better than mine. Also, I don’t have to change how I was brought up or adopt other people’s ways to fit in or vice versa. Instead, we can acknowledge each other and work with our diverse cultural backgrounds with respect and love. This is an opportunity to explore and learn from one another.”
Hannah Chukwu
“The ability to name oneself or one’s group in the context of one’s culture and experience is essential for psychological, spiritual, and physical empowerment.”
–The Kingless People: The Speech Act as Shield and Sword
Halima Mela
Co-Owner of Hope Clinic
“The true heroes of the new millennium will be servant leaders, quietly working out of the spotlight to transform our world”
– Ann McGee Cooper.
Oyin Ajibola
Founder and Managing Editor of Immigrant Muse
Self-leadership is the ultimate form of leadership. “It requires the determination to keep going despite difficulties, the discipline to self-regulate, and the discernment to pivot at the right time.”
Josephine Nsimire Rwankuba
“A strong woman is like an onion with multiple layers. She knows what her voice can do to improve the world once she peels each layer back to reveal the perfect core.”
Paula Collins-Pingue
Owner and Director of Masala Model, Talent and Personal Development Center
“People don’t have to like you, people don’t have to love you. They don’t even have to respect you. But when you look in the mirror, you better love what you see. You better love what you see!”
-Sheryl Lee Ralph
Isabelle Dena
“No one can weigh my worth except me.”
Bukola Udefiagbon
