Join 2019 Ottawa Black History Month
Be a part of Black History Month February 2019 in Ottawa, Canada Are you a member or leader of a national, regional, local social, musical, ethnic or cultural organization? Are you an…
Caesar-Chavannes: Black History Month message
1 February MP’s Black History Month message to all Black sisters Celina Caesar-Chavannes @MPCelina Dear Sisters, I know that it has been a while since I spoke to…
Black History Month in Nunavut
Nunavut Black History Society hosts events to commemorate Black History Month by Stephanie Bernard, Vice President, Nunavut Black History Society The Black History Month School Tour itinerary…
Komi Olaf re-imagines Black History Month logo
Celebrating beauty and culture: Komi Olaf re-imagines the CBC Arts logo for Black History Month The Ottawa-based artist shares the concept behind his design CBC Arts · February 1 Ottawa-based artist…
Ontario Releases First Anti-Black Racism Strategy
Province Releases First Anti-Black Racism Strategy Ontario is taking action to address the intergenerational impacts of slavery, an extended history of racial stigmatization and ongoing systemic racism. The province released…
Seventh generation Black Canadian family: Meet the Downeys
THINK YOU KNOW WHAT A 7TH-GENERATION CANADIAN FAMILY LOOKS LIKE? THINK AGAIN. The Downey-Collins family has lived in Nova Scotia since the 1600s. This is Cazhhmere. Her family has been…
New statue of Harriet Tubman unveiled at school named in her honour
‘Tribute to a courageous woman who changed the course of history’ Harriet Tubman statue Paul Forsyth/staff photo Students pull off a quilt to unveil the new statue of Harriet Tubman…
Paul Barber – from slave family to respected horse trader
The Capital Builders: Paul Barber, from slave family to respected horse trader JOLSON LIM More from Jolson Lim Published on: February 27, 2017 | Picture the late 1890s and early…
Abdi Abdirahman – Outrage over Ottawa Police wrist bands in support of accused police officer
Tensions have been running high between members of the Ottawa Police and general public, following reports that some members of the Ottawa Police service have taken to wearing specially made…
Herbert and Estelle Brown – Earliest Black Ottawa migrants
How ‘Pops’ and Estelle Brown started a dry cleaner and supported a new community by Olivia Bowden New immigrants to Ottawa in the decades from the 1950s to 1970s were…