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If your story sounds like a mouthful of marbles, I can help simplify it with strategy, ideas, and action. #StorySpinner #IdeaWrangler #VerbHurdler

Toronto, Ontario
Joined January 2012
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No Scrubs ๐Ÿฆ‹ @OfficialTLC ๐ŸŒฑ
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Trump's loss, whether he knows it or not, is Toronto's gain. Our May cover story tells the story of the leading lightsโ€”scientists, doctors, professors and moreโ€”who've left the US to work in our great city torontolife.com/deep-dives/tโ€ฆ
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me walking from the bedroom to the living room to celebrate the new year
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HOT TAKE: If someone passes out and falls off their chair next to you on live TV, you don't continue like nothing happened... ...you get out of your stupid chair and help them.
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Humans are trying to become a brand & brands are trying to be more human these days.
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Warning: This story's content may trigger anxiety, strong emotional responses, or historical trauma. ย  ย  byblacks.com/news/item/3774-โ€ฆ
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that time Nikki Giovanni gagged James Baldwinโ€ฆ
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Albert Calvin Jackson, Canada's first Black mail carrier, and Rufus Nathanial Rockhead, who established one of Canada's only Black-owned nightclubs, were both recently announced as people of national historical significance. Read more here: byblacks.com/news/item/3721-โ€ฆ
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โ€œYou need Canadian experienceโ€. ๐Ÿ™„ @AlisonCopy on the @drvibeshow talking about why Canadaโ€™s advertising industry has a diversity problem. โžก๏ธ byblacks.com/profiles/nfp-chโ€ฆ
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๐Ÿ“ข New three part documentary, First Ladies of Hip Hop, is coming to @BBCTwo and @BBCiPlayer It'll shed light on womenโ€™s overlooked role in Hip Hop, including the untold story of British womenโ€™s influence on the culture defining music genre More here โžก๏ธ bbc.in/48lU4ZD
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RIP Joyce Sims โค๏ธ
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Today is September 30th, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and one of many days that we talk about how #EveryChildMatters (artwork by Morningstar Designs)
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$80,000 and one viewing of 'The Tinder Swindler' later, one Toronto woman realized she was the victim of a #RomanceScam. Learn how to spot the red flags with @MissMirlo and protect your assets with @tanya_walkerlaw. Words by @AlisonCopy l8r.it/MbTl
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Is #Canada the heaven that #MLK thought it was? We interview @DesmondCole and @Sandela about Canada's troubled relationship with #race and why we tend to clean up the racist parts of our history. Words by @AlisonCopy. l8r.it/sDjS
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Meet our new assistant editor @alisoncopy. Alison brings >10 years experience in professional writing, including working as an entertainment journalist for a national newspaper in the UK. She'll be managing our new core team of writers & community story pitches! WELCOME Alison!
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The best breakdown on the state of vinyl records that I've seen in years. Chock full of data insights that go way beyond just vinyl. Great work by @zzcrockett. thehustle.co/the-insane-resuโ€ฆ
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To imply that black folks are lying in a widespread way about racial injustice is itself a kind of racism because it assumes they cannot be trusted to be accurate translators of their own experience.
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Writing copy when thereโ€™s no brief.
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Amazing old-school ad from McGraw-Hill that demonstrates what itโ€™s like for someone going into a sales meeting trying to pitch a product. Love how grumpy this guy looks!
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Two underrated words in copywriting: โ€œIf you...โ€ โ€ข Involves the reader โ€ข Gives up control โ€ข Let's them persuade themselves
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