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…
Kika Otiono: Dear Diary: Why does the world seem to be falling apart?
By Kika Otiono, Youth Editor Dear Diary, Today has been one of those days. It’s hard to describe it; there are just certain days when the injustices in the world…
Maya Basudde: A World with One Nation
by Maya Basudde When I think of community I think of my grandmother’s oak tree Each individual branch reaching up to the sky so beautifully contributing to a greater thing…
Jephtee Elysee: Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination: Is it still needed/relevant in 2016?
by Jephtee Elysee As you probably know, March 21st is the Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination. As we celebrate this day, one may ask if such day is still…
Afroglobal launches 24-hour TV channel on Africa and the diaspora
Licensed by the government of Canada in September 2008, Afroglobal Television has committed stakeholders, including Moses A. Mawa, Founder of Silvertrust Media as well as CEO & Executive Producer of…