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TOUGH new internet laws to protect young people, uphold free speech and make sure there are no safe spaces for criminals online return to Parliament for their second reading this week.
The University of Toronto recently hosted its sixth annual Entrepreneurship Week, a four-day showcase of the university’s vast and vibrant entrepreneurial and startup ecosystem.
Jeffrey Fasegha and Olugbenga Olubanjo once shared a similar time-consuming frustration: finding the right barber. The two University of Toronto alumni recall separately asking their respective friends about their experiences finding adequate hair services.
Finding a barber who could cut his hair was sometimes an ordeal for Jeff Fasegha when he was travelling across Canada as a teenager — something he hopes to make a thing of the past with a new app seeking to help customers connect with barbers and hairstylists offering services for Black hair.
Black entrepreneurs at the University of Toronto now have access to an inclusive community with the resources necessary to nurture and boost their businesses.