Kimalee Phillip: My Return to Africa
Finding ways to return to Africa – a photo essay on a Grenadian woman’s travels to the continent By Kimalee Phillip would you still want to travel to that country…
John Harewood: Black Canadian Scholarship Fund
About the Black Canadian Scholarship Fund by John Harewood UPWARD AND ONWARD One feature that I like about Black History Month is the opportunity it offers to learn about organizations…
Award Winning “1960” film
March 24, 2023 Award Winning “1960” Film Premieres at the Ottawa Black Film Festival 2023 By Joy Osiagwu The La Novelle Scene Giles Desjardins on King Edward Ave, Ottawa, came…
Letter from the Editor: March 2023
Good morning folks As we come to the end of this year’s Black History Month, congratulations to the leaders of Black History Ottawa for an excellent job of coordinating this…
Social Justice Advocate: Andy Kusi-Appiah Part 2
26 February 2023 In Conversation with Andy Kusi Appiah (Part 2) By Joy Osiagwu Andy Kusi-Appiah and a former Mayor of Ottawa, Hon. Jim Watson. Photo credit: Andy Kusi-Appiah Who…
Tulloch: Profile Julie Jackson
Julie Jackson profile by Dave Tulloch Julie Jackson was born in Toronto. She is the eldest of three siblings. Her parents Monica and Junior Jackson, both from Jamaica, were visiting…
Music awards for Angelique Francis
Facebook post by Angelique Francis Tuesday 2 February 2023 What a crazy 24 hours! Last night we won 2 Maple Blues Awards (Canadian Blues Music Awards), and we just found…
Black Yachting History – Capt. Culrose McLaughlin & Aemilius Jarvis
Culrose McLaughlin (centre) aboard the schooner Venture. (From “Adventures of the Venture” by C.H.J. Snider, 1923) Black Yachting History – Capt. Culrose McLaughlin & Aemilius Jarvis By Ashley Newall I…
Liberal caucus Black History Month event
Black Liberal Caucus Event – Wednesday February 8, 2023 by Ruth Aman On February 8th, select members of the public were invited to Parliament Hill for the Liberal Black Caucus’…
Nunavut celebrates Black History Month
9 February 2023 Nunavut Black History Society We congratulate our NBHS Sankofa Awards winners at Sunday’s Black History Month Opening & Awards Ceremony for their excellence! What a list of…