Posted: Apr 01, 2021 1:48 PM AT | Last Updated: April 1
Toluwani Osunneye, Tyra Obadan and Olivia Obadan are the winners of the African Nova Scotian Voices Speaking poetry contest.(Youtube/Delmore Buddy Daye Learning Institute)
Three Cape Breton students took home the prizes for a Nova Scotia poetry contest seeking to uplift Black voices.
The Buddy Daye Learning Institute is based in Halifax with the goal of improving educational outcomes for Nova Scotians of African ancestry.
The non-profit organization wanted to sponsor a poetry and spoken-word competition to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Toluwani Osunneye is a Grade 8 student at Malcolm Munroe in Sydney River. She was one of the winners.