TEDxHumberCollege - Priya Ramunajam February 19, 2012

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Priya Ramanujam is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Urbanology Magazine, a nationally and internationally distributed urban lifestyle & culture magazine for the hip-hop generation. Over the last six years she has built up the Urbanology brand and established herself as a well-respected journalist and young entrepreneur. She has been able to interview artists such as T.I., Jermaine Dupri, Damon Dash, Faith Evans, Ky-Mani Marley, Trey Songz, Kardinal Offishall and Juelz Santana to name a few. Her work has been published in The Toronto Star, The Scarborough Mirror, Post City Magazines, Today's Bride and many more.

Understanding the true meaning of youth engagement, having been a young trailblazer herself, Priya has dedicated her young career to creating mentorship and capacity building opportunities for youth coming up by using journalism and multimedia as a tool to engage and empower. The 27-year-old Humber College journalism graduate has lived in Scarborough's Malvern community since birth and currently coordinates the Say Word youth-led journalism project at East Metro Youth Services' Violence Intervention Project in Scarborough.

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