Letter from the Editor: August 2014
Good morning all Welcome to the August 2014 edition of Black Ottawa Scene. Hard to believe, it is already eleven months since we first dipped our toes into the relatively...
Andy Kusi-Appiah: African teams and the World Cup of 2014: A confirmation?
Andy Kusi-Appiah is the founder of SkillFocus, an Ottawa-based soccer development program for elite athletes, and has also served as head coach for elite teams in both Ontario and Quebec...
Community Cup brings the best of Ottawa’s diversity
Saturday 28 June 2014 literally hundreds of Ottawa residents and visitors congregated at Brewer Park for the annual Community Cup of soccer. Now in its tenth year this wildly popular...
Welcoming Ottawa Week launched at City Hall
Monday 23 June marked the launch of Welcoming Ottawa Week at City, and event to celebrate the contributions of immigrants and newcomers to the city of Ottawa. Mayor Jim Watson...
Carivibe brings summer excitement to Orleans
Saturday 27 June the city of Orleans was abuzz with excitement as Carivibe, the annual celebration of Caribbean culture came to town. Music, dance, food, art, displays, demonstrations they were...
Pianist Miguel De Armas wows fans with unique Afro-Cuban jazz
The Auditorium of the Library and Archives Canada was transformed into the show of excellence and talents presented by the Second Latin American Women Entrepreneurs Expo on Saturday May 3rd,...
Multiculturalism celebrated at YMCA-YWCA
Tuesday 24 June about 200 people from Ottawa’s diverse ethnic and cultural communities gathered at the YMCA-YWCA centre on Argyle Avenue to celebrate Multiculturalism Day. Organised by the YMCA-YWCA Newcomer...
Ottawa celebrates World Refugee Day
Friday 20 June, the people of Ottawa celebrated the United Nations World Refugee Day, in honour of the 50 million refugees scattered across the globe by war, civil unrest, economic...
Maintaining our black cultural heritage in the midst of cultural diversity
Twenty-one year old Justina Ikwu is a student at the University of Ottawa, majoring in Health Sciences and a minor in Psychology. She is also the Event Coordinator for the...
Walk-a-thon raises funds for Black Canadian Scholarship Fund
Saturday June 7, about forty men and women gathered on Merivale Road for a charity walk along the Experimental Farm to raise funds for the Black Canadian Scholarship Fund. Established...