Special Black History Month Podcast Interview with Ontario Superior Court Justice Kofi Barnes ’84

Featuring Trent Voices Guest Host Trent University Chancellor Stephen Stohn ’66

The latest Trent Voices podcast has hit the airways. You can listen to it online.

To help celebrate Black History Month, guest host Trent University Chancellor Stephen Stohn ’66 interviewed Ghanaian-born Ontario Superior Court of Justice judge, and Trent alumnus, Kofi Barnes. Justice Barnes has built a career out of his passion for helping those with both addiction and mental health issues. He’s the founder of the Metro West Youth Community Restoration Court, the Durham Mental Health and Drug Treatment Court and is co-founder of Canada’s first Drug Treatment Court. Honoured with both Queen Elizabeth II Golden and Silver and Jubilee Medals for his work, Justice Barnes is the editor of People, Places and Things: Inspirational Voices from Canada's Drug Treatment Courts. He is also a previous recipient of the Trent University Distinguished Alumni Award.

Before making a name for himself as an entertainment lawyer, executive producer of Degrassi, and executive producer of the Juno Awards, Chancellor Stephen Stohn was one of the founders of Trent Radio – where Trent Voices started out. He’s also the host of the acclaimed Trent Talks video series and the yet-to-be-released Chance Encounters, a video series that will see Chancellor Stohn sitting down with notable Trent community members around the world.

This is an audio sneak peek at Chance Encounters. We can’t wait to bring you the video series in the near future.