Brandeis Denham Jolly, OD, CM, LL.D (born August 26, 1935)[1] is a Jamaican Canadian businessman, publisher, broadcaster, human rights activist, philanthropist and author of In the Black: My Life.
[1] After studying Education and obtaining a teaching certificate, Jolly taught Chemistry and Physics at Forest Hill Collegiate in Toronto, 1963-1968.
He went on to build a Day's Inn Hotel in Mississauga, Ontario and also acquired a nursing home in Dallas, Texas.
[10][11] The fight to get the license took a dozen years[12] and his struggle was featured in the Washington Post and the Toronto Star as an example of racial barriers in Canada.
[18] FLOW 93.5 devoted airtime to black-oriented music and provided opportunities, at the highest level for many Black Canadians in the broadcasting industry.
Many world class Artists like Janet Jackson, Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Damian Marley, Rihanna and Drake found it imperative to visit the FLOW Studios in Toronto, even Sir.
Jolly's media appearances and interviews include programs: The Agenda with TVO's Steve Paikin, CBC Radio Q with Tom Powers, CTV's Pop Life and more.
[32] On March 10, 2020, award winning filmmaker and producer, Frances-Anne Solomon of CaribbeanTales announced that she is in the process of developing Jolly's memoir into a feature film that is now in production.
"It is most appropriate that approval to name a street after Mr. Jolly has come through today, the last day of Black History Month 2017," said Councillor Michael Thompson, Chair of Toronto's Economic Development Committee.
"Mr. Jolly has been instrumental in giving voice to the culture, achievements, challenges and aspirations of Toronto's Black and Caribbean communities when few channels for such messages were available," Thompson added.