Rapper Campbell in Byward shooting
Suspect in custody in shooting death of rapper in ByWard Market JON WILLING & JACOB HOYTEMA June 9, 2019 A victim is attended to after a shooting in the ByWard Market…
Bonnie heads Children’s Aid Societies
Nicole Bonnie, the Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies’ (OACAS) first Black Chief Executive Officer (CEO), started in her new position last week. Ontario Association Of Children’s Aid…
Kenyan teacher wins global prize
Kenyan science teacher Peter Tabichi wins global prize By Sean Coughlan BBC News family and education correspondent 24 March 2019 Image copyrightVARKEY FOUNDATIONImage captionBrother Peter Tabichi has been praised…
Meju wins Geophysicists’ award
May 7, 2019 Nigerian Bags Highest Society of Exploration Geophysicists Award 105 A Nigerian, Dr Maxwell Azuka Meju, has been selected by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG)…
Khumalo first Black woman on Everest
Hero’s welcome for first black African woman on Everest 27 May 2019 Report by Milton Nkosi Hundreds of people in Johannesburg have given a hero’s welcome to…
Mayoral candidate in hate crime
Kevin Johnston ordered to pay $2.5M for ‘hateful, Islamophobic’ remarks against restaurant chain owner Kevin Johnston’s behaviour and comments to Mohamad Fakih called ‘horrific’ by judge Shanifa Nasser May 13, 2019 …
Rwandan genocide remembered
Photo credit: Sarah Onyango Sunday 7 April, 2019 Memorial march marks 25 years since Rwandan genocide A memorial walk in Ottawa Sunday marked 25 years since the start of…
Amani Kokora 1964 – 2019
Amani Chimène Nounbo Kokora 1964 – 2019 Friday 3 May Visites / Visitation 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm Complexe funéraire Heritage Funeral Complex 1250 Trim Road Ottawa (Orléans),…
Axel dies in Orleans fire
Family grieves son, 20, as they rebuild lives after Orléans fire April 4, 2019 A friend has launched a fundraising effort for a grieving family who lost…
Conference on people of African descent
Saturday 6 April 2019 Fauteux Hall at the University of Ottawa, was the site of a conference hosted by the Human Rights Research and Education Centre (HRREC) last Saturday. Titled: “Persons of African…