David Oladejo: Why you should do your research or shut-up before attacking #BLM
by David Oladejo There is absolutely nothing wrong with being uneducated about a certain subject. In our everyday lives, information is being passed around the world at a spectacular rate…
Rudi Nkem: We are Innocent
We are Innocent by Rudi Nkem How – a simple word but in its own way can be so complex. It can be asked in several different ways and…
Kaneesha Amethsyte: The Ending of Police Brutality
The Ending of Police Brutality by Kaneesha Amethsyte It has been difficult for this generation of young Black Americans and Canadians to witness firsthand the historical context of police brutality…
Titilope Sonuga: Trigger warning
Trigger Warning by Titilope Sonuga Across the World black bodies genuflect on sidewalks to a God that is all brimstone and fire Their chorus a hallelujah of bullets…
Ottawa rocks to Carivibe 2016 at Petrie Island
Saturday 18 June 2016 Revellers who had set their sights on Petrie Island in Ottawa’s east end on Saturday 18 June were in search of the most prized Caribbean social…
Letter from the Editor: September 2016
Good morning all Our September edition is rightly dominated by the Black Lives Matter movement, with special focus on the tragic death of Abdirahman Abdi, following an encounter with the…
Celebrating the life of Keneth Jacobs
JACOBS, Kenneth Barnell (LCol) Peacefully, at the Montfort Hospital on August 19, 2016 with his family by his side. Predeceased by his wife and soulmate, Olga Jacobs (nee Peters). Kenneth…
Ewart Walters: Black Lives Matter – Throwing light on a sad and painful history
Blacks have “No rights which the white man is bound to respect.” – US Supreme Court by Ewart Walters Ottawa, July 17 – By law and Constitution, convention and practice,…
Rwandans celebrate 2016 National Day in Ottawa
4 July 2016 In celebration of Rwanda’s Independence and Liberation Day, Charge D’Affaires Shakilla K. Umutoni hosted a reception for fellow diplomats and a select group of guests at the…
Cameroon celebrates National Day in Ottawa
19 May 2016 To mark Cameroon’s national day, High Commissioner His Excellency Solomon Azoh-Mbi and his wife, Mercy, hosted a reception at the Château Laurier. The theme of the celebration…