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Article content In August, the University of Calgary joined several other institutions in Canada — and only the second in Western Canada after UBC — to add the position of vice-provost of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to its roster. Dr. Malinda Smith was excited to be chosen for that inaugural role. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Compelling Calgarians: Dr. Malinda Smith helping the University of Calgary take a bold step Back to video Born in the Bahamas, Smith has lived in Alberta for 32 years and had been at the University of Al...

We Need More Black Women in Law—Here's Why Samantha Peters is a queer Black lawyer who wants to see more people who look like her practicing law in Canada By Samantha Peters, as told to Natalie Harmsen December 23, 2020 Samantha Peters (Photo: Charu Sharma) I graduated from law school in 2016 and I was called to the bar in Alberta in July, 2020. The only Black female judge in Alberta, Queen’s Bench Justice Gaylene Kendell, was going to be presiding over my call to the bar. I wanted the experience to be like “Black Lady Courtroom.” I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is going to b...