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Family, congregation bid farewell to teen sisters killed in Greely crash
2 teen sisters identified as victims in Greely crash Rahema and Elizabeth Muzaliwa had immigrated to Canada from Congo CBC News Dec 09, 2016 Rahema (left) and Elizabeth (right) Muzaliwa…
Canadian Black activists past and present talk about the fight against racism
From Black Action Defense to Black Lives Matter TO: decades apart but demands are the same Black activists from 30 years ago and the present say not much has changed…
UN Experts speak about Canadian People of African Descent
Statement to the media by the United Nations’ Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, on the conclusion of its official visit to Canada, 17-21 October 2016 Ottawa,…
Racist graffiti spray-painted on Parkdale United Church, Ottawa Muslim Association
New graffiti follows 3 incidents of anti-Semitic graffiti earlier this week A mosque and a church with a black pastor are the fourth and fifth buildings to be spray-painted with…
Ottawa protesters accuse Ethiopian regime of repression against Oromo people
Parliament Hill, 23 September. Ethiopians in Ottawa speak out loud by Eshete Mesganaw Today in a massive turnout Canadians of Ethiopian Heritage raised their voice to the government of Canada…
Solomon Odekunle – Nigerian community in Ottawa mourns slain student
Sunday, November 13, 2016 RCCG pastor’s son stabbed to death in east end bar Solomon Odekunle At about 2.00 a.m. on Sunday, November 6, 21-year-old Solomon Odekunle was seen stumbling out…
Report: Ottawa police stopping Middle Eastern, black drivers at ‘disproportionate’ rate
York University researchers reviewed data from 81,902 traffic stops involving Ottawa residents. Ontario Human Rights Commission: Report by Ottawa Police Service must lead to action CBC News York University…
‘Justice for Abdi’ conference focuses on racism and justice
Algonquin elder calls for police force to ‘get rid’ of racist officers By Chloé Fedio, CBC News Posted: Oct 02, 2016 More than 100 people gathered at the Hintonburg Community Centre…
Hintonburg residents remember Abdirahman Abdi
Sunday, October 16, 2016 Hintonburg residents gathered in Somerset Square on Sunday to remember Abdirahman Abdi. The Somali-Canadian man died three months ago after an altercation with Ottawa Police on…
Melenna Awaju: #BlackLivesMatter: Why the Controversy?
#BlackLivesMatter: Why the Controversy? It’s a shame that the U.S. Government’s FBI failed to document all killings of citizens and non-citizens by the hands of the police…