St. Peter’s Church hosts workshop on African refugees
Thursday 13 September St. Peter’s Lutheran Church on Sparks Street has a tradition of welcoming refugees to Canada dating back to the seventies, when the first wave of “boat...
Afro Caribbean Cultural studio celebrates anniversary
Youthful dancers light up the floor Photo copyright Black Ottawa Scene Saturday 8 September All roads seemed to lead to 40 Collonade Road in Ottawa’s west end, as...
Rawlson King: Trustee in Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Zone 12
Rawlson King for Trustee in Ottawa-Carleton District School Board Zone 12, Innes/Beacon Hill–Cyrville Education is the key factor in creating upward mobility for our children and communities. That’s why Rawlson King is...
CAWI hosts municipal election info session
Thursday 6 September More than 100 people were at Ottawa City Hall on Thursday for an information session organised by the City for All Women Initiative (CAWI). Under the...
Fabien Kalala: River ward
Grew up in Carlington (Caldwell) community in River Ward Father of two beautiful children Entrepreneur and founder of C-BLOCK Management Inc. and GLobal Safety Security Inc. Athlete, author, and mentor...
Wall of Inspiration honours Black community leaders
Friday 14 September 2018 Six Black community leaders were among the 32 Community Builder award winners honoured on Friday, as hundreds of people from across Ottawa gathered at City Hall, for...
Bishop Jacob Afolabi: The Plague of Frogs
The Plague of Frogs. (Exodus 8:8-10) by Bishop Jacob Afolabi When God was preparing to deliver the ancient people of Israel from their Egyptian nursery, (which later became slavery), He...
Nduka Otiono receives Teaching Excellence award
Tuesday4 September Carleton University’s Nduka Otiono receives a Raving Ravens Teaching Excellence Recognition Carleton University’s professor of African Studies, Dr. Nduka Otiono, has received a Raving Ravens teaching excellence recognition in the form of a lapel...
Jide Afolabi: Capital ward
Jide Afolabi has over seventeen years of commitment to the use of law and politics as instruments of progress and social justice, with a broad range of work including addressing...