On this special edition episode of Centre Scope, Toronto-based activist and former incarcerated person and sex worker, Moka Dawkins, shares her experiences before and after jail as a Black trans woman. Researcher Alex V. Green discusses her research on how poverty affects certain LGBTQ2S+ people, especially trans Black women and sex workers. Manuela Vega hosts.
Manuela Vega
Manuela Vega
Manuela Vega is the executive producer of the Ryersonian’s podcast for the winter 2021. You can find her work in the Toronto Star, where she’s a radio room reporter, and in Torstar newspapers in Peel Region, where she previously interned. Last year, Manuela covered labour, anti-Black racism and campus security for The Eyeopener. The multimedia journalist has also freelanced as an associate video producer for Postmedia Network.
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Centre Scope – S1 E5 – Through the Lens of Black Photographers and Filmmakers
Opinion Editor Emma Buchanan takes over as a guest host, speaking with photojournalists and filmmakers about creating space for Black creatives in Toronto and beyond. This episode features photojournalist turned producer James Russell, Toronto and LA-based actress and filmmaker Tonya Williams and reporter Diane Liverpool, who had her first real gig at one of Toronto’s first Black newspapers.
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On this episode of Centre Scope, we hear about trailblazers in Canada’s legal community, such as Lincoln Alexander, Charles Roach and Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré.
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In the third episode of Centre Scope, hosts Simran Singh and Manuela Vega discuss three of the past week’s big stories.
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Guest host Manus Hopkins speaks with three Ryerson students who are managing their finances, studies and wellbeing as essential workers during the pandemic.