Description
Reports of Black boys going missing in Ontario have gone viral on social media. On Jan. 21, the fifth estate partnered with media personality Brandon Gonez and the Town of Ajax for a community conversation on the fifth estate’s “Missing Black Boys” documentary. Brandon Gonez interviews the fifth estate team who produced the documentary and a panel of activists and journalists discuss causes and solutions.
“Missing Black Boys” is available on the fifth estate’s YouTube channel now.
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Missing Black Boys: A Community Conversation
host
Brandon Gonez
panelists
Shelley Ayres
Mark Kelley
Jordan Hayles
Adriel Smiley
Grant LaFleche
Danielle Reid
Camille Dundas
Shana McCalla
O’Shea Stewart
Emma Ansah
Jason Miller
lighting director
Roberto Brilli
media tech
James Shelley
Chloe Kwon
production switcher
Diego Fernandez
sr. production audio mixer
Francois Turenne
sr. production switcher
TJ Heideman
technical producer
Bruce Barrett
video specialist
Jese Augustin
Tammy Crane
videographer
Turgut Yeter
director
Jane Wilson
marketing and communications
Althea Manasan
Jenn Williams
Astoria Luzzi
Maria DeLorey
Akanksha Lamba
Alisha Crawford
stills photographer
Tie Smith
senior producer, impact and distribution
Nicole Brewster-Mercury
rollout producer
Leanne Stepnow
video editor
Alessia Protomanni
coordinating associate director
Carmen Smith
special thanks
The Brandon Gonez Show
The Town of Ajax
Robert Gruber
Yasmyn Belle
Binay Bajwa
senior producer
Emmanuel Marchand
executive producer
Allya Davidson
original broadcast
January 30, 2026
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