Jean Séjour Constant : Tribute to a great father and a role model
By Jocelyn Constant Ninety-two years and eight months and yet the family is filled with sorrow and sadness when the most esteemed and irreplaceable father and friend’s journey has ended this past…
Sierra Leone Community Association, Ottawa
by Monty Domingo The Sierra Leone Community Association, Ottawa-Ontario was established in 2007 and has been a registered Not- for- Profit organization since November 2013. The main aims and objectives…
George Elliot Clarke appointed Parliamentary Poet Laureate
CURRENT POET LAUREATE George Elliott Clarke, Parliamentary Poet Laureate 2016-2017 On January 5, 2016, the Speaker of the Senate, the Hon. George J. Furey, and the Speaker of the…
Why Africans pay so much to send relatives’ bodies home
Image copyrightGetty Images “My father’s dream was for him to be buried in his birthplace and have the call to prayer resonate over his grave,” says Nadia Elbhiri, whose father…
Children’s Aid Society of Ottawa: Supporting the Somali community one child at a time
SUPPORTING THE SOMALI COMMUNITY ONE CHILD AT A TIME When you speak with Abdirizak Mohamud, one thing comes across quite clearly: he’s dedicated to supporting his community. He has always…
Ottawa 2016 Black History Month calendar of events
All Black History Month events are open to the general public. For more information on Black History month events in Ottawa, visit www.blackhistoryottawa.org. Saturday, January 30, 2016 2:00pm – 5:00pm…
Kika Otiono: #OscarsSoWhite: Rewarding Black Excellence
#OscarsSoWhite: Rewarding Black Excellence The follies of generations past should not rest upon the shoulders of innocent individuals. With the abolition of slavery hundreds of years ago in North America,…
Angolan-born lawyer named Portugal’s Justice Minister
Mrs Francisca Van Dunem ARNALDO VIEIRA in Luanda Sunday, November 29 2015 a The new socialist government in Portugal has named an Angolan-born lawyer to the cabinet. Mrs Francisca Van Dunem…
MPP Yasir Naqvi and MP Catherine McKenna host annual new year levee
Saturday 9 January The Dovercourt Community Centre in Ottawa’s west end was filled to the rafters as dozens of fans and friends from Ottawa’s diverse communities converged there for at a “meet-and…
RBC Royal Bank Black History Month Winning essay: Mary Ann Shadd Cary – A Writer Who Shaped History
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A Writer Who Shaped History Kikachukwu Otiono – Colonel By Secondary School In Canadian history, there is little mention of the influential writers of Afro-Caribbean ancestry…