Black parents ask schools to collect race data
Ottawa Carleton District School Board part of provincial working group on the issue, says it will start collecting next year Tuesday 17 April Richard Sharpe, a member…
Black children in welfare system
Black and Indigenous children over-represented in Ontario child-welfare system: report Renu Mandhane, chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, called the findings deeply concerning. Black and Indigenous children appear…
Obituary: Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, revolutionary
1936-2018 Winnie Madikizela-Mandela: revolutionary who kept the spirit of resistance alive April 3, 2018 Author Shireen Hassim Professor of Political Studies, WiSER, University of the Witwatersrand Disclosure statement Shireen Hassim receives funding…
Sal Capone – Lamentable Tragedy of
AN NAC English Theatre Presentation Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of by Omari Newton Directed by Diane Roberts Produced by BoldSkool Productions in Association with Holding Space Productions April 10…
Bob Dawson: Black Hockey
Inside Hockey: Black Coaches and The NHL by Bob Dawson, Boxscore: OTTAWA, Canada – March 8, 2018 – On January 18th of this year, Willie O’Ree celebrated his…
Mothers’ Day tribute: Huldah Solomon
Ode to My Mommy, Huldah Solomon by Resa Solomon-St. Lewis B.Sc. (Nursing), Bachelor of Education, Masters (Education) Wife (Dr. Andrew Solomon) Mom: (Resa, Tracey, Jean-Marc) Born: Trinidad & Tobago, W.I. Resides: …
Health fair targets multicultural community
Saturday 21 April Over a hundred people from Ottawa’s multicultural and immigrant communities were at the Jim Durell Recreation Centre on Walkley Road to participate in the fourth annual hosted…
Mandela award for MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes
FEB 7 Liberal MP humbled by award named after Mandela February 8, 2018 As a 15-year-old watching Nelson Mandela being released in February 1990 after 27 years’…
Yasir Naqvi kicks off campaign in style
Dozens of supporters attend Ontario’s Attorney-General MPP Yasir Naqvi’s election campaign launch Saturday 14 April Over fifty supporters and fans were at 2144 Wellington Street for launch of popular MPP…
Faces at the 2018 Afro-Caribbean Cotillion
Saturday 14 April The Afro-Caribbean Cotillion is an annual mentorship program that culminates into a formal ball, at which young women and young men of African or Caribbean descent, between…