He asked what the graduation rate percentage target among black youth was for example. "As a community we must set a target for graduating rate of the youth and plan, mobilize and implement." Cheong emphasized the importance of the leader­ ship of the African-Canadian to generate and use data at the forefront in the fight for social, political and economic change. "With the right data and information about your community you can make a better case for getting the support and resources you need from the government and other organizations to create solutions".

Using the spread of African Canadians in the country for example he pointed to the fact that 60 percent live in Toronto and that shows the collective power we wield if properly tapped and directed. He recounted the hardships suffered by Canadians generally during the Covid-19 pandemic but said the disproportionate way it impacts the Black community "reminds us we have to look beyond the superficial and see our common goals through unity. We need to break the cycle", he concluded. He commented Kabu Asante and the leadership of the ACSDC for their energetic and creative efforts in expanding and unifying the African Canadian people.