Community profile: Saint Lucia-Ottawa Association
by Toni Francis MANDATE: “To promote, support and facilitate the attainment of goals and objectives of St. Lucians, their descendants and friends of St. Lucia in the National Capital Region.”…
Jamaal Rogers Receives the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award
Jamaal Rogers Receives the Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award Toronto, September 13, 2016 Jamaal Rogers is the 2016 recipient of the $7,500 Ontario Arts Foundation Artist Educator Award. The…
International Humanitarian Fashion Week rocks Parliament Hill
by Sarah Onyango Spectacular haute couture by designers spanning the globe, exhilarating dance and musical performances, an outstanding MC….the inaugural International Humanitarian Fashion Week on Parliament hill (Sept. 10) was…
Dr. Helen Ofosu: Right-Placement – An Alternative To Outplacement
Outplacement – The Basics If you’ve seen movies like The Company Men (2010, starring Ben Affleck, Kevin Costner, and Tommy Lee Jones) or you’re up on human resources (HR) services…
Ililli Ahmed: Why “Black Lives Matter” matters
Why Black Lives Matter, matters by Ililli Ahmed T.W: Death, Murder, Gunshots You’ve definitely heard the phrase “Black Lives Matter” before: it has, without a doubt, become a common phrase…
Melenna Awaju: #BlackLivesMatter: Why the Controversy?
#BlackLivesMatter: Why the Controversy? It’s a shame that the U.S. Government’s FBI failed to document all killings of citizens and non-citizens by the hands of the police…
Sulaimon Giwa: Policing, anti-Black racism, and the politics of White victimhood
by Sulaimon Giwa In the aftermath of Abdirahman Abdi’s death at the hands of White members of the Ottawa Police Service (OPS), a new narrative is beginning to emerge in…
Christ Chapel Bible Church celebrates 20th anniversary
Lilly Obinna, right, with fellow guests at the gala Saturday, September 17, 2016 Members, friends and families were on hand at a gala to celebrate the 20th anniversary of…
Author Lawrence Hill receives Order of Canada
September 23, 2016 Gov. Gen. David Johnston presided over an Order of Canada investiture ceremony at Rideau Hall today as 46 distinguished Canadians joined or were promoted up the ranks. The honorees…
Profile: Sekou Kaba, Canadian Olympic 110-metre hurdler
Canadian 110 metre hurdler, Sekou Kaba is one of the country’s rising track stack stars. On Wednesday 3 August, 2016, over 150 fans, friends, family, former schoolmates and teachers, gathered at the Barrhaven…