About Bee
Bee Quammie is a writer, media commentator, and public speaker. With a degree in Health Sciences from the University of Western Ontario, Bee spent over a decade in the healthcare industry (working in mental health research, international health, and acquired brain injury work) before transitioning to writing and media.
Bee started her award-winning blog ‘83 To Infinity in 2011, focusing on areas around natural hair care, health & wellness, art & culture and more. After the birth of her first daughter in 2014, Bee founded The Brown Suga Mama, a blog focused on motherhood from the perspective of a Black Canadian mom.
Blogging offered Bee the opportunity to grow as a freelance writer, gaining bylines in publications like The Globe and Mail, Chatelaine, Men's Health, Macleans, Tripadvisor, Best Health, and many more. Bee writes frequently on topics surrounding parenting, race and culture, travel, food, feminism, fashion and beauty, health and wellness, and pop culture—and has cultivated a strong voice and dedicated audience. Bee is a skilled copywriter, working with organizations to craft messaging, copy, and communications.
Bee has also taken her thoughts, words, and knowledge from behind the computer screen. She was the co-host of The Kultur’D Show on Global News Radio and on REAL TALK on Flow 98.7FM. She has been featured on Global’s ET Canada, CityTV’s Cityline, CTV’s The Social, and CBC, both radio and television. Bee is also a featured speaker with the National Speakers Bureau, presenting keynotes and sitting on or moderating panels across North America. In the community, she participates as a mentor in programs for young girls and women of colour, and produces and hosts events in the Greater Toronto Area surrounding feminism in film, the celebration of natural hair, and diversity in media. Bee has served as a director on the board for TAIBU Community Health Centre, which provides primary health care and health promotion programs and services to Black communities across the Greater Toronto Area.
Bee is an accomplished and multi-passionate creative and professional with a knack for storytelling, communication, and outreach, who will continue making an impact on the world around her for years to come. She is currently working on her first book which will be published in 2024 with Penguin Canada, and resides with her two daughters in the Greater Toronto Area.