Rapper Lindasson
Lindasson: Caldwell neighbourhood made me the rapper I am CBC Creator Network March 21, 2022 Ottawa hip-hop artist Lindasson says he feels lucky to have been raised in the city’s Caldwell…
Sutherland wins CBC Prize
Sutherland will receive $6,000, attend a writing residency in Banff and has been published on CBC Books Eva Zhu · Posted: Apr 28, 2022 Chanel M. Sutherland has won the 2022 CBC Short Story Prize for Beneath the…
Rev Ekong: Whatever we ask we receive
June 21: Whatever We Ask He’ll Give Us The Word of God prepares us for prayer and helps us maintain communication with Him. The Psalms say that when we embrace…
Chinwuba: Dictionary of enslaved Black people
Biographical Dictionary of Enslaved Black People in the Maritimes Whitfield, Harvey Amani. Toronto, University of Toronto Press, and Acadiensis Press, Fredericton, 2022. 236 pages. Review by Ifeoma Chinwuba It may…
Welcoming African-Ukraine family
Adrian Hokcha Djiele along with his wife Alina Khoksha Dzhiel, six-year-old daughter Sabrina, and one-year-old son Christopher settle in their new Ottawa home with help from members of the Global…
Yvette Ashiri launches municipal election campaign
by Sea Beaulne, Campaign manager Saturday 18 June 2022 On Saturday, June 18th, Yvette Ashiri kicked off her city council campaign for Orléans South Navan new (Ward 19) for the…
Assessing our long-term care system
The challenges of our Long Term Care system by Ketcia Peters A few weeks ago, I started a journey into what I believed would have been something easy for me….
Billa Hissen: On equity and respect
My turtle island – Reflections on equity and respect by Billa Hissen My Turtle Island is about equity. A Turtle Island where the human rights and dignity of Indigenous, Black,…
Councillor Rawlson King
Newsletter Thursday, 30 June 2022 With the upcoming long weekend, the City is working to ensure that by-laws are observed in order to have a safe Canada Day. The long…
Letter from the Editor: July 2022
Good morning folks Happy Canada Day! Wishing all our readers the very best as we enjoy this beautiful country that we call home. ************************************************************************ Who speaks for Ottawa’s Black community?…