Canadian magazine devoted to black women writers, and, as programming chair of Toronto Arts Against Apartheid, she helped bring Bishop Tutu to Toronto, a visit that marked a pivotal point in Canada's stand against apartheid. She served tirelessly on countless boards, the last being the Women's Art Resource Centre (WARC), where she focused on mentoring an emerging generation of artists.
Ayanna made her mark as a poet, exploring her ancestral roots and the painful subject of a father she never knew. She published No Contingencies, dedicated to her mother, Olga Powell, who predeceased her in 1995, and Linked Alive, a collection of renga poetry,
from Now: Ayanna Black 1939-2009
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