TORONTO — Soap star-turned-activist Tonya Williams says being recognized by Canada's Black community at Sunday's Legacy Awards holds special meaning.
Williams, who gained fame on “The Young and the Restless” and went on to found the Reelworld Screen Institute and the Reelworld Foundation, is this year's winner of the Visionary Award for her philanthropic work.
Williams founded Reelworld in 2000 to draw attention to underrepresentation of racially diverse and Indigenous talent in mainstream media, both in front of and behind the camera. R&B singer Jully Black, filmmaker Director X and pop artist Lu Kala wereamong the honourees in fields including arts, entertainment and sports.
"There's a part of me that's still just amazed that this exists on the CBC and is put together by two brothers that have found real success in the arts," Lutz said by phone Sunday before the televised bash.
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