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 of downtown Ottawa Saturday in the second anti-racism rally in...
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 Mengistab was, at just 20, a dynamic...
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 to...
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 her graduating cohort of 2020 today. When Chika Oriuwa first started her medical journey...
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 drive...
Letter from the Editor: July 2020
Good morning folks Happy Canada Day! As we join in this unusual virtual celebration of our country’s national day , we need to reflect on the events of the last...
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 about whether you have hate in your heart or how...
Flo’s Seniors: World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
(WEAAD) – June 15, was launched by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization at the United Nations. The purpose of WEAAD...
Half of Canadians fooled by Covid-19 conspiracy theories: study
AFP 6 © Cole BURSTON A light-up heart is seen in downtown Toronto on April 29, 2020 in support of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic Nearly half of Canadians subscribe...
Ontario to collect race-based data
Ontario To Start Collecting Race-Based Data From COVID-19 Patients By Avah Taylor May 21, 2020 After months of pressure from Black community advocates and health experts, Ontario announced it will...