In conversation with Crystal-Lee Savage, Teacher, Colonel By Secondary School
Could you tell me about your childhood? Where were you born? Is there anything about your childhood that stands out for you? I was born in Ottawa to a very young…
Accolades for Yomi and Kelly Pratt at Black History Month gala
Saturday 27 February Over the past few years, Global Community Alliance (GCA) has become a symbol of unity for Ottawa’s multicultural and multi-ethnic population. GCA’s prime movers, Yomi and Kelly…
Muna Mohammed: Striking A Balance – How activist burnout can be detrimental to the well-being of young black teens.
By Muna Mohamed On Monday February 8th 2016, 23-year old Black Lives Matter activist, Marshawn McCarrel II, died by suicide outside of the Ohio state house.[i] McCarrel played an instrumental…
Obituary: BLACKWOOD, Dr. Howard Anthony Francis “Peter”
16 February, 2016 BLACKWOOD, Dr. Howard Anthony Francis “Peter” There is another bright star shining in Heaven. Howard Anthony Francis “Peter” Blackwood, born in Kingston, Jamaica, to Allan and Cecily…
“Children’s Stories in the Diaspora” event highlights Black literature
by Sarah Onyango On February 7, 2016, for the 13th year in a row, parents and children gathered at the Ottawa Public Library’s Nepean Centrepointe Branch for “Children’s Stories in…
Research, Repression, and Freedom: A conversation with David Austin
by Sarah Onyango On February 2, 2016, at Carleton University, the Institute of African Studies and History Watch Project presented a Black History Month event entitled: Research, Repression, and Freedom: A…
Ujima job fair draws large crowds
Saturday 23 January, 2016 Jaku Konbit’s annual Ujima Job Fair was held at City Hall in downtown Ottawa on Saturday 23 January. As usual the event attracted hundreds of job…
Ottawa’s Herieth Paul hits jackpot with Maybelline contract
JANET WILSON More from Janet Wilson Published on: February 11, 2016 Herieth Paul’s advertising campaign with Maybelline, one of the world’s biggest makeup companies, is set to launch in the…
US Embassy hosts “Florida Highwaymen” exhibit at the SAW Gallery
by MacAndrew Clarke For the first time in Canada, the Florida Highwaymen’s paintings is featured as part of the US Embassy Black History Month celebrations in Ottawa. The exhibition began on…
Kika Otiono: Dear Black Girl
Dear Black Girl You are not what is fed to you by your history books, Nor the misogynistic mannequin manifested by modern rap manifestos— Black girl, you are the paragon…