Viola Desmond featured on $10 bill
Monday, November 19, 2018 Viola Desmond’s sister helps launch new $10 bill Wanda Robson, sister of Viola Desmond, holds the new $10 banknote in Halifax in March. (Darren Calabrese/Canadian Press) ...
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Benefits of having a work mentor
by Dr. Helen Ofosu At a strategic planning session for young tech entrepreneurs, Diana Davies-Harju, the CMO of Magnifi asked me to talk about the benefits of having a coach and...
Sharpe: School Board must engage Black community
Why I feel that what Blacks are hearing from the Ottawa school board is a polite version of “Negro, know your place” by Richard Sharpe “We are so proud...
Bishop Afolabi: What is truth?
by Bishop Jacob Afolabi Truth is the most powerful thing in the world, because it is the only thing that does not change. All men have to bow to truth,...
AfroGlobal TV Excellence awards honours community leaders
THE 2018 AFROGLOBAL TELEVISION EXCELLENCE AWARDS GALA WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS Toronto, October 25th 2018. The prestigious Excellence Awards gala, presented by the 24-hour Afroglobal Television channel...
OLIP hosts immigration consultation
Tuesday 30 October The Ottawa Local immigration Partnership (OLIP), in partnership with the Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), hosted a workshop last Tuesday at the YM-YWCA Centre on...
Letter from the Editor: December 2018
Godwin Ifedi Editor Photo by Darren Goldstein/DSG Photo. ...
Letter from the Editor: November 2018
Good morning all Hope you all had a scary, “haunti-ful” Halloween. Had lots of fun handing out candies to some forty children from our neighbourhood., my grandson included. Today, we...
Join 2019 Ottawa Black History Month
Be a part of Black History Month February 2019 in Ottawa, Canada Are you a member or leader of a national, regional, local social, musical, ethnic or cultural organization? Are you an...
Black History Ottawa Community Builder awards
2019 BLACK HISTORY OTTAWA COMMUNITY BUILDER AWARDS – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS As we continue marking the the U.N. Decade of People of African Descent (2015-2024), we invite you to help...