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Drawing the Line

Nikisha Reyes-Grange — Fri, 18 May 2012 16:10:39 +0000

Your favourite singer assaulted his girlfriend. Do you download his latest single? 83% of people polled say no. This question, along with five others, is part of the Draw the Line campaign, launched by Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres and Action Ontarienne Contre la Violence Faite aux Femmes (AOcVF), to raise awareness of the … Continue reading →

Hi Ho Silver!

Nikisha Reyes-Grange — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:08:36 +0000

I was thrilled and honoured to go to Chicago last week to accept an Ex Award for Xbox 360 Central, the pop-up location I worked on last year. The Ex Awards are part of the annual Event Marketing Summit. Here I am with Lucas Boone and Kyle Guttormson from experiential marketing agency Moscaic.

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A good day in diversity

Nikisha Reyes-Grange — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:12:00 +0000

A lot of my work – and passion – revolves around diversity. I’m ever on the watch for ways in which the incredible diversity of North American cultures, races and lifestyles show up in media, politics, art, etc. So I’ve got a big smile on my face today, because of two pieces of news: The Wildrose … Continue reading →

Kinect and Education

Nikisha Reyes-Grange — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:01:39 +0000

I spent a couple of days last week in Niagara Falls, ON, presenting at the Toronto School Administrators’ Association’s annual conference. The theme of the conference was technology in education, and I was invited to speak to principals and vice-principals about Microsoft’s Kinect. Kinect was launched in late 2010 as an accessory to the Xbox … Continue reading →

What Did You Just Call Me?

Nikisha Reyes-Grange — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:39:28 +0000

Last November, Grammy-winning hip hop/funk band The Roots – who moonlight as the house band on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show – caused controversy during an appearance by Michelle Bachmann. As she walked onto the stage, the band played Fishbone’s “Lying Ass Bitch” as her entry music. Cue outrage, accusations of sexism and a tweeted apology … Continue reading →