Black History Month Gala makes history of its own
PATRICK LANGSTON More from Patrick Langston Published on: March 20, 2016 | Last Updated: March 20, 2016 4:51 PM EDT Naomi Campbell makes her way through the VIP reception at...
“Tribute to reggae legends” jam wows Ottawa fans
by Sarah Onyango On a very chilly February 13, 2016, reggae fans crowded into the Ritual Night Club to reminisce and dance the night away at the TD-sponsored concert “Tribute...
“Black Words Matter” celebrates Black literary achievement
by Sarah Onyango On February 23, 2016, The National Reading Campaign in partnership with TD Bank presented an event entitled “Black Words Matter: Celebrating Black Literary Achievement”, at the National...
Christ Church Cathedral hosts “Duelling Pianos” musical evening
by Sarah Onyango On Sunday, February 28, 2016, Christ Church Cathedral hosted “Duelling Pianos”, a TD-sponsored concert featuring award-winning Toronto musicians Eddie and Quincy Bullen. Grenadian-born Juno award winner Eddie Bullen...
Ottawa Police Officer Isobel Granger returns from investigating war crimes in Cambodia
An Ottawa Police officer has returned from Cambodia, where she spent nearly a year investigating the war crimes of the Khmer Rouge regime. Staff Sgt. Isobel Granger was part of...
New Tanzania President did this in just three months – AMAZING!
On November 5, 2015 Tanzania swore into office a new President John Magufuli. Here are some of the things John Magufuli has done already in LESS THAN A MONTH. Not...
Mozambican musician Samito captures the hearts of fans at NAC
by MacAndrew Clarke On Thursday, February 15, for the first time in Ottawa at the National Arts Centre (NAC), Samito performed as part of the 2015-2016 Révélations Radio-Canada program which...
Profile: Cancer surgeon Dr. Fahima Osman
The year 2015 was a banner one for Dr. Fahima Osman. Certainly her specialized breast cancer surgery at North York General is notable (as is the grant she received in...
Jim Carty: Essence of Community Building
by Jim Carty You are your community. You are your community. If we were to check what Merriam-Webster said about the definition of “community” they would tell you about, “a...
Ililli Ahmed: Poem “My Black Is Beautiful”
By Ililli Ahmed Although February is over, Black history, as well as the history of all minorities, still deserves to be celebrated everyday; as a part of school curricular...