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Alumna Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore (MPPAL ’19) writes Canada’s history of Black pioneers in new children’s book

Alumna Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore (MPPAL ’19) writes Canada’s history of Black pioneers in new children’s book

Growing up in Montreal, author Tiyahna Ridley-Padmore (MPPAL ’19) was always drawn to storytelling – from reading her favourite nursery rhymes to eventually creating her own. “I started writing children’s books when I was six or seven years old,” she says about her early efforts to mimic the musical style of her favourite author, beloved […]

Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Martinez (IMBA ’99)

Alumni Spotlight: Amanda Martinez (IMBA ’99)

After graduating from York, singer-songwriter Amanda Martinez (IMBA '99) started working in the International Trade Finance Department at TD Bank. But things changed when she decided to pursue music taking a big risk by "jumping off a cliff to follow her heart." She's since headlined the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, the 2010 FIFA World […]