Letter from the Editor: January 2018
Happy New Year to you and your loved ones! Hope this will be the best year of your lives. As we enter the year 2018, I am reminded that we...
Michael Arthur: Ottawa Real Estate Market Maintains Record Home Sales Streak In November
by Michael Arthur Once again, the Ottawa real estate market maintained its ongoing momentum of record home sales for November due to the following factors: Increased Record Sales In...
New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017
New African Magazine announces its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017 The New African Magazine has revealed its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2017. Find out who made the list...
OHRC launches public interest inquiry into Toronto police racial profiling
December 4, 2017 OHRC launches public interest inquiry into racial profiling and racial discrimination by the Toronto Police Service Toronto – The Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) announced that it...
Ontario Releases First Anti-Black Racism Strategy
Province Releases First Anti-Black Racism Strategy Ontario is taking action to address the intergenerational impacts of slavery, an extended history of racial stigmatization and ongoing systemic racism. The province released...
Tiffany Gooch: Reflections of National Black Canadians Summit
Tiffany Gooch: A critical moment for Black political organization in Canada Black activists from across Canada gathered in Toronto last week, to nurture relationships and amplify great ideas — which...
Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize
By PEN Canada | December 14, 2017 Desmond Cole wins 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for freedom of expression Desmond Cole has won the 2017 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize. The $1,000 prize...
OCISO hosts Equity and Racial Justice forum
Monday 4 December About forty participants from Ottawa’s aboriginal and racialised communities were at the Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organisation (OCISO) community room on Wellington Street West for a forum...
Symposium helps Ottawa’s black community navigate municipal system
Wednesday 29 November June Girvan, an elder in Ottawa’s black community, opened a symposium Wednesday by blowing a special African horn, filling the atrium of Ottawa City Hall with a...
MPP Yasir Naqvi honours Black Ottawa leaders with OC150 award
MPP Yasir Naqvi addresses the award recipients Source: Yasir Naqvi Saturday 2 December Ottawa Centre...