‘I must speak, I have no choice but to speak’: CBC’s Adrian Harewood talks about his decades-long fight against systemic racism in the media

'At the end of the day, we need more representation by a diverse group of people in positions of power, in decision-making positions,' says Adrian Harewood.

CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood says 'I have a little bit of power, I have a little bit of confidence, and I feel as if I can speak, and that I must speak, and that I have no choice but to speak.' Photograph courtesy of CBC

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

July 27, 2020

CBC Ottawa News anchor Adrian Harewood has been involved in the fight against systemic racism in the media for nearly 30 years, a fight that’s been accelerated in recent weeks and months as much of the Canadian media landscape is now contending with a rising chorus of voices within the journalisti...

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