Book launch: Powered by love: A Grandmothers’ Movement to End AIDS in Africa
Monday 23 October About 40 people were on hand at the Desmarias Building at the University of Ottawa to witness the launch of the ground-breaking book: Powered by Love:…
Singer Emmanuel Kembe lights up fundraiser for South Sudan
Singer Emmanuel Kembe on show Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene UNHCR rep Jean-Nicolas Beuze (holding baby) with members of the Sudanese community …
Comm-Unity Youth Feast brings together indigenous and racialised youth
Saturday 14 October Over a hundred indigenous and racialized youth were at the YM-YWCA on Argyle Street in a fun and festive celebration of unity and solidarity. This unique event…
Remembering Rachel Exeter
EXETER, Rachel Agnes Peacefully, with family by her side at the Queensway Carleton Hospital on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Beloved daughter of the late Jonathan Adolphus and Agnes Honora Exeter….
Pat Harewood: Parenting ABC’s: Episode 1 – The Beautiful Human Family
Planet Zees: Parenting ABC’s: Episode 1 – The Beautiful Human Family By Pat Harewood A six-year old stopped me in the park this summer. I was helping my son,…
MacAndrew Clarke: Quebec law on face coverings – An unjust law
“AN UNJUST LAW IS NO LAW AT ALL” by MacAndrew Clarke On Wednesday, October 18, the Quebec government passed the “Act to foster adherence to State religious neutrality and, in…
Meiz Majdoub: Why you need critical illness insurance
by Meiz Majdoub Some 25 years ago, a new type of insurance was born in Canada, called Critical Illness Insurance (C.I). Life is full of unexpected events. While some create wonderful lasting…
St. Lucians celebrate Jounen Kweyol in style
Saturday 21 October Among all the Black community leaders in the national capital, Toni Francis, President of the St. Lucia Ottawa Community Association, stands out, for her dedication to the…
Cityline host Tracy Moore speaks candidly about the English teacher who came into her life
Tracy-Moore Cityline host Tracy Moore speaks candidly about the English teacher who came into her life at just the right time and changed the course of it soon after. BY…
Bashiru & Abiola Agoro receive Orléans Leaders Sesquicentennial Award
by Sarah Onyango Congratulations to Mr & Mrs. Bashiru Agoro for receiving the Orléans Leaders Sesquicentennial Award. Their work is a labour of love, done out of a deep love…