Black Yachting History – Capt. Culrose McLaughlin & Aemilius Jarvis
Culrose McLaughlin (centre) aboard the schooner Venture. (From “Adventures of the Venture” by C.H.J. Snider, 1923) Black Yachting History – Capt. Culrose McLaughlin & Aemilius Jarvis By Ashley Newall I…
Liberal caucus Black History Month event
Black Liberal Caucus Event – Wednesday February 8, 2023 by Ruth Aman On February 8th, select members of the public were invited to Parliament Hill for the Liberal Black Caucus’…
Nunavut celebrates Black History Month
9 February 2023 Nunavut Black History Society We congratulate our NBHS Sankofa Awards winners at Sunday’s Black History Month Opening & Awards Ceremony for their excellence! What a list of…
Black History Month Africa Day gala
Saturday 25 February 2023 Africa Day Gala 2023 – African Canadian Association of Ottawa celebrates Black History Month Resilient Africa Rising! By Joy Osiagwu The OCAC Multipurpose building in Ottawa…
Black History Month at Canada’s Senate
by Nduka Otiono Tuesday 7 February 2023 What a lovely evening it was yesterday with such distinguished Balck professionals hosted by the African-Canadian Senators Group to mark this year’s Black…
Public School Board celebrates Black History Month
Saturday 11 February 2023 Ottawa-Carleton District School Board celebrates 2023 Black History Month by Ruth Aman The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) held its annual Black History Month program on…
Hockey events celebrate Black History Month
Tuesday 7th and Monday 13 February 2023 Hockey Mania with Black History Ottawa by Ruth Aman This February, Black History Ottawa celebrated the Coloured Hockey League of the Maritimes (CHLM)…
George Floyd’s brother at Black History Month gala
Saturday 25 February, 2023 George Floyd’s brother, Terence Floyd, was keynote speaker Black History Month gala at Museum of History Over 400 people from all walks of life were at…
Ottawa celebrates Martin Luther King Day
Ottawa leaders honoured by DreamKeepers by Ruth Aman Monday 16 January 2023 On January 16, 2023, Ottawa continued its annual tradition of celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In an…
Celebrating Zimbabwe National Day: April 18, 2022
Black Ottawa Scene congratulates the people of Zimbabwe on the occasion of their Independence Day. The country gained its independence from Britain on April 18, 1980. Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of…