Ghana community hosts annual summer barbeque
Saturday 18 July Hundreds of Ottawa’s Ghanaian community were at Brewer Park with family and friends to enjoy their annual summer barbeque. There was lots of food, music and games…
Zambia’s Namwali Serpell wins sixteenth Caine Prize for African Writing
Namwali Serpwell. Source: http://www.caineprize.com/ Zambia’s Namwali Serpell has won the 2015 Caine Prize for African Writing, described as Africa’s leading literary award, for her short story entitled “The Sack” from Africa39 (Bloomsbury,…
Letter from the Editor: August 2015
Good morning all We bring you greetings from Canada’s national capital; yes among our many readers are many from outside Ottawa. In fact our tracking tool shows we have readers…
Shadrach Anethua celebrates first birthday
Shadrach Anethua recently celebrated his first birthday with his family and a small group of friends. The event was held at the family home. Photo credit: Tobore Anethua [Show as…
Denise Siele wins prestigious award
by Sarah Onyango A hearty congratulations to Community Champion par excellence, Denise Siele on being named one of the 2015 Forty Under 40 Recipients! This is indeed well-deserved recognition for…
Community Cup soccer draws hundreds on a rainy day
Sunday 28 June The annual Community Cup of soccer competition drew hundreds of fans to Ottawa’s Brewer Park on Saturday. Despite the drizzle that went on all day, fans were…
Letter from the Editor: July 2015
Good morning all As I write, I am somewhat disheartened that all the African teams made an early exit from the on-going FIFA women’s World Cup, with some of the…
Petrie Island lights up as Carivibe arrives in Orleans
Saturday 20 June Orlean’s Petrie Island was awash with sun drenched men and women, young and old, children and toddlers as the annual festival of Caribbean culture celebrated another year…
Special report: Blacks Most Targeted in Hate Crimes: Statistics Canada
Source: Ottawa Sun The Ottawa area is seeing a higher rate of police-reported hate crimes than most Canadian cities, according to newly released data. While Ontario experienced one of the…
Stephen Lewis Foundation “Ask Her Talks” at Carleton University
by Annette Ejiofor On the 28th of May 2015, at the Kailash Mital Theatre at Carleton University, Ottawa was graced with the presence of powerful, dignified, innovative, inspirational, and intelligent…