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Phoenix Gala: Building Community
We came to be in community. We held our first Phoenix Gala on August 17, at the Infinity Centre in Ottawa. Fabiola’s Addiction and Mental Health Aware...
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Sloly sworn in as Ottawa Police chief
Monday 28 October 2019 OTTAWA – Ottawa’s new top cop is officially on the beat. Peter Sloly was sworn-in as new Chief of the Ottawa Police Servi...
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Caribbean Cultures event
Saturday 28 September 2019 The Masonic Centre on Walkley Road was the scene of the 2019 Caribbean cultures event, celebrating the best of Caribbean cu...
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Nigerian Independence Day gala
Saturday 19 October 2019 Over 200 Nigerians and their friends attended a gala at the Jim Durrell Centre on Walkley Road in celebration Nigeria’s...
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Nigerian Independence reception
Monday 1 October Diplomats from various countries, Canadian government officials and the cream of Nigeria’s diaspora community in Canada were at...
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NCAO welcomes newcomers
Saturday 21 September, 2019 The Nigerian Canadian Association of Ottawa (NCAO), under the leadership of President Chuks Imiaghagbe, hosted a reception...
African-Italians who want to send migrants home
By Dickens Olewe and Helen GradyBBC News, Italy 24 October 2019 Tony Iwobi beams as he stands next to a bust of Giuseppe Garibaldi in the Senate build...
Higher food insecurity for Black families
GTA Black families twice as likely to go hungry as white households, study shows By Laurie MonsebraatenSocial Justice ReporterWed., Oct. 23, 2019...
How African countries got their names
TOPONYMIC The most unusual ways many African countries got their names By Ciku KimeriaOctober 6, 2019 The concept of nation states in Africa is o...
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Black Mental health workshop at Somerset West
Wednesday 11 September 2019 A dozen Black community leaders and stakeholders joined the staff of Somerset West Community Health Centre on Eccles Stree...