Dr. Brandeis Denham Jolly wears many hats. He is a human rights activist, founder of Canada’s first Black-owned radio station – FLOW93.5 FM Toronto, founder of the prestigious Harry Jerome Awards, founder of the Black Business and Professional Association, and co-founder and president of the Committee for Due Process. On Independence Day, August 6, the Government of Jamaica announced that Dr. Jolly will receive a national award – the Order of Distinction in the Rank of Officer (OD) for his contribution to Jamaican diaspora in Canada and philanthropy. He will be formally presented with the award on National Heroes Day, Monday, October 20, 2022, in Kingston. For his exceptional contribution to development, in November 2019, Jolly Way, a street in Scarborough, Ontario, was named after him. His memoir, “In the Black: My Life,” published by ECW Press, won the Toronto Book Award in 2017. "In the Black” is part memoir and part manifesto, documenting Jolly's personal struggles while also chronicling the stories of an entire generation of social activists.  He received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in June (2022) and was invested into the Order of Canada in 2020. The Order of Canada honours people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation. Dr. Jolly joins host Neil Armstrong in this episode of Impacting Jamaica podcast series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.