Suzanne Obiorah conferred with Order of Ottawa
Friday 24 October 2025 Suzanne Obiorah, Chief Executive Officer, Somerset West Community Health Centre, was one of the illustrious list of 15 Ottawa residents conferred with the 2025 Order of...
Voices for Justice: Team ESS Stands in Solidarity with Congo Week in Ottawa
Saturday 25 October 2025 Voices for Justice: Team ESS Stands in Solidarity with Congo Week in Ottawa By Suzette Small-Weekes, Shagayo Kihumbi, & Kwaku Kusi-Appiah “In a sense, (wo)man must...
Food insecurity on the rise in Ottawa – Ottawa Public Health
Ottawa Public Health: Food insecurity on the rise in Ottawa – “Black and Indigenous communities continue to be disproportionately affected” Source: Ottawa Public Health The number of Ottawa households experiencing...
First Mary Ann Shadd Cary Lecture celebrates Black Journalism
Monday 6 October 2025 First Mary Ann Shadd Cary Lecture Celebrates Legacy of Black Journalism and Truth-Telling By Obasola Bamigbola On Monday, October 6, 2025, the atmosphere at Carleton University’s...
Ken Campbell conferred with Order of Ottawa
Friday 24 October 2025 Ken Campbell, President of Jaku Konbit, was one of the illustrious list of 15 Ottawa residents conferred with the 2025 Order of Ottawa by Mayor Mark...
“Diligence in Stewardship: Lessons from Ants for Environmental Justice.”
“Diligence in Stewardship: Lessons from Ants for Environmental Justice.” By Andy (Kwaku) Kusi-Appiah, for Black Ottawa Scene (BOS) —- “It’s the little things citizens do. That’s what will make the...
How seniors can avoid scams
(NC) Financial fraud is a problem that affects millions of Canadians every year, with seniors increasingly becoming the target of potential fraudsters. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) received nearly 110,000...
Letter from the Editor 1 November 2025
Good morning folks Happy new month of November! Our Top Story for this edition is the First Mary Ann Shadd Cary Lecture. This celebration of Black Journalism, was ably organized...
They call us “The Elderly”
Date of publication: Monday 1 October 2025 Source: Facebook They call us “The Elderly” We were born in the 40-50-60’s. We grew up in the 50-60-70’s. We studied in the...
Don’t retire from life, retire from inaction
Source: Unknown *Howard Tucker*—neurologist, lawyer, and still active at 102—once said: “Retirement is the real enemy of longevity. If you stop working, learning, moving… it’s like telling your body and...