Thandiwe McCarthy is a 7th-generation Black Canadian spoken word poet and writer. As culture correspondent for Maritime EDIT, he spotlights Black community leaders and artists. Honored in 2023 as a CBC Atlantic Canadian Black Changemaker, he has also helped establish Emancipation Day on August 1st in New Brunswick. His Canada Council-funded Still Here Initiative celebrates fifteen Generational Black New Brunswick families and launches in July 2026 with a national exhibition at Beaverbrook Art Gallery and a book by Goose Lane Editions. You can find out more about his projects by going to thandiwemccarthy.ca