Former Black orphanage converted to community hub
Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children has been renamed Kinney Place, after its 1st superintendent Cassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Oc...
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Black Candidates Municipal Election
King re-elected to Municipal Council
Monday 24 October 2022 Rideau-Rockcliffe councillor re-elected with 80% of votes cast Ottawa’s first and only Black councillor, Rawlson King was...
Black Lives Matter
OPH confronts systemic racism
17 OCT 2022 Ottawa Public Health confronts systemic racism, initiates action plan for reform A recent Ottawa Public Health campaign promoted...
People making a difference
City Builder Award for Angelica Kalubiaka
October 5, 2022 Youth Community leader Angelica Kalubiaka receives Mayor’s City Builder Award Mayor Jim Watson, with Councillors from Innes and West C...
People making a difference
Madu appointed Alberta Deputy Premier
Nigerian-born Kelechi Madu sworn in as Alberta’s Deputy Premier by paulcraft Monday 24 October 2022 Kelechi Madu, a Nigerian-Canadian, has been ...
Guest columnist
Kuluberhan: Trolls target journalists
19 OCT 2022 Trolls are targeting journalists — and women and racialized reporters bear the brunt of their hate Following the Sept. 27 ...
Black Lives Matter
Quebec court rules against racial profiling
‘Racial profiling does exist,’ court says in ruling after Black Montrealer launches legal fight for change Isaac Olson · CBC New...
Concordia University apologizes for 1969 Black student prote...
Public apology is top recommendation in 97-page report from university’s Anti-Black racism task force Antoni Nerestant – CBC News Posted: ...
Black Candidates Municipal Election
Cornwall elects first Black male councillor
Monday 24 October 2022 Fred Ngoundjo is first Black male councillor in Cornwall Fred Ngoundjo said he believes he made history on Monday as the first ...
People making a difference
Community Builder award for Wale Ade Sanya
20 October 2022 Renowned Nigerian-Canadian community leader, Wale Ade Sanya was presented with a Community Builders’ award by the Leadership and...