The 2023 Legacy Awards

September 24, 2023

Overview

Shamier Anderson and Stephan James, Scarborough, ON, natives and co- founders of The Black Academy, alongside CBCInsight Productions, and Bay Mills Studios announced that award-winning TV host and singer Keshia Chanté anchored the second edition of The Black Academy’s award show, The Legacy Awards. The live 90-minute special broadcast on CBC and CBC Gem on SundaySeptember 242023The Legacy Awards returned for the second year to Live Nation Canada’s HISTORY, the Official Venue of the 2023 Legacy Awards. The show featured performances, award presentations, and tributes honouring both established and emerging Black Canadian talent.


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Honourees

The 2023 Legacy Awards Trailblazer Award Recipient; Director X

Photo Credit: George Pimentel

The 2023 Legacy Awards Trailblazer Award Recipient; Director X

The 2023 Legacy Awards Icon Award Recipient; Jully Black

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The 2023 Legacy Awards Icon Award Recipient; Jully Black

The 2023 Legacy Awards Visionary Award Recipient; Tonya Williams

Photo Credit: George Pimentel

The 2023 Legacy Awards Visionary Award Recipient; Tonya Williams

The 2023 Legacy Awards Athlete Award Recipient; Kia Nurse

Photo Credit: George Pimentel

The 2023 Legacy Awards Athlete Award Recipient; Kia Nurse

The 2023 Legacy Awards Emerging Artist Award Recipient; LU KALA

Photo Credit: George Pimentel

The 2023 Legacy Awards Emerging Artist Award Recipient; LU KALA

The 2023 Legacy Awards Fan Choice: Digital Content Creator Award Recipient; Tai

Photo Credit: George Pimentel

The 2023 Legacy Awards Fan Choice: Digital Content Creator Award Recipient; Tai

We acknowledge the land we are meeting on is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We also acknowledge that Toronto is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.