11 Jan 2025

Author: blackottawa

People making a difference

Nadine Spencer Elected President 

 Nadine Spencer Elected President Of Black Business and Professional Association   By Neil Armstrong PRIDE Contributing Writer TORONTO, Ontario, October 31, 2017 — The 34-year-old Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) has…

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Robyn Maynard’s new book on Police 

Robyn Maynard’s new book “Policing Black Lives” exposes racial injustice in Canada Monday 13 November Some 200 people from Ottawa’s diverse communities were at the Ottawa Public Library auditorium on…

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Obituary: Hugh Masekela 

Hugh Masekela: South Africa’s ‘Father of Jazz’ By Flora DruryBBC News 23 January 2018   Image copyrightAFP Jazz legend Hugh Masekela first picked up a trumpet in the 1950s: a…

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Dr. Helen Ofosu: Is your job safe? 

 Is your job immune from being replaced by technology? by Dr. Helen Ofosu | With industries and organizations increasingly relying onautomation, artificial intelligence (AI) and other forms of technology it’s important to…

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Ujama Job Fair 

Ujama Job Fair attracts scores of job seekers Saturday 20 January Fresh from receiving the 2018 Martin Luther King Jnr DreamKeepers award, Jaku Konbit President Ken Campbell was at it…