Thanksgiving service marks Jamaica’s 55th independence anniversary
Saturday 6 August Ottawa’s Jamaican community celebrated the 55th anniversary of their country’s independence with a service of thanksgiving at the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Benjamin Avenue. Among the...
Trinidad & Tobago showcased at Lansdowne Park
Sunday 20 August, 2017 On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of independence, Trinidad and Tobago held a special event, termed “Trinbago” at Ottawa’s Lansdowne Park, to showcase the culture...
Saron Gebresellassi: Eriterian refugee practises law and activism at the same time
1 September 2017 And gets paid to do it BY DANIEL FISH Saron Gebresellassi went into personal injury law for the money. She’d articled in the area, and...
Fun and music at Toronto Caribbean Carnival
Saturday 5 August Thousands of people took to the streets of Toronto Saturday, some from as far away as New York, Boston, Alabama, Montreal, Ottawa and Vancouver, to take...
Meiz Majoub: Life Insurance- Who, What, How?
Life Insurance- The Who, The What, The How by Meiz Majoub Over the next few months, I’ll be writing about Insurance in general, the what, who needs it, how...
African Canadian Legal clinic loses funding from Legal Aid Ontario
By: May Warren Metro, Vicky Mochama Metro Published on Wed Aug 16 2017 A legal clinic...
Ontario Black Youth Action Plan holds community consultation
Photo copyright: Black Ottawa Scene Wednesday 16 August About forty Ottawa Black community leaders and stakeholders were at the Richelieu-Vanier community Centre Wednesday to engage officials from Ontario’s Ministry of...
Dapo Agoro Fun day brings Ottawa community together
Saturday, August 19, 2017 15th Annual Dapo Fun Day by Shola Agoro Another successful Dapo Fun Day was held on Saturday August 19th at the Blackburn Community Centre....
Betiana Namambwe Mubili: Zambian-born army officer dies in parachuting accident
Monday, August 28, 2017 Betiana Namambwe Mubili Photo source: North Bay Nugget Photo source: Viktor Mubili – Facebook Photo source: Viktor Mubili – Facebook A father is mourning the death...
Illili Ahmed: Dear silent white people
by Illili Ahmed Dear silent white people, Let me try to empathize with you for a moment I know it can be scary–daunting even–trying to address the social issues...