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Community Builder award for Gwen Madiba
Gwen Madiba ML Friday 19 June 2020 On Juneteenth I received the 2020 @unitedwayeo Community Builder Award – COVID19 Heroes Édition plaque. Recei...
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Ewart Walters: The Power of One
Anti-Black Racism and the Power of One By Ewart Walters The world suddenly woke to the deadly systemic anti-Black racism virus that has bedevilled Bla...
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No apology for assault by by-law officer?
Adam: An Ottawa bylaw officer assaulted a citizen. Where’s the apology? Mohammed Adam Jun 19, 2020 Mayor Jim Watson has ordered a “f...
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Solidarity march for Abdirahman
Abdi died following violent altercation with police in 2016 Natalia Goodwin · CBC News Jun 20, 2020 Hundreds descended on the streets...
Obituary
Remembering Abel Mengistab
‘He was a gift of God’: Ottawa community mourns death of a young leader, role model by Bruce Deachman Jun 24, 2020 Abel Mengis...
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Police officer blinded black man
Toronto officer guilty of assault after blinding black man 27 June 2020 An off-duty Toronto police officer has been convicted of assault after blindin...
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Robin Browne: Defund the police
Defund the police (but give the Chief a raise) by Robin Browne As I marched through the streets of Ottawa with hundreds of others on June 20, I said t...
People making a difference
Dr Oriuwa: Medical School valedictorian
by Kirti Vyas The first Black woman to be chosen sole valedictorian of the University of Toronto’s medical school addressed ...
Sisi Akhigbe: Supporting Black Lives Matter
By Sisi Akhigbe My name is Sisi Akhigbe, I am a passionate, young black woman with a drive to see change in my community. On June 1, 2020 this d...
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Kusi-Appiah: What is systemic racism?
“Systemic racism is not about individual attitudes, it is about the system.” A. Kusi-Appiah, QE scholar, 2019/2020 “I don’t care abo...