MP Chavannes decries lack of senior Black public servants
24 June 2019 MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says no black person has ever been appointed as federal deputy minister. OTTAWA — Independent MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes says qualified black Canadians are being...
Ottawa Police investigate anti-black graffiti
Spray-painted slurs in east and south ends are being treated as unrelated Matthew Kupfer · CBC News · May 28, 2019 Ottawa police are investigating three cases of...
Mayoral candidate in hate crime
Kevin Johnston ordered to pay $2.5M for ‘hateful, Islamophobic’ remarks against restaurant chain owner Kevin Johnston’s behaviour and comments to Mohamad Fakih called ‘horrific’ by judge Shanifa Nasser May 13, 2019 ...
OCSB adopts UN Year for African Descent
Photo: OCSB Trustees and Senior Administration with students Serena Iyoha and Jasmine Adibe (holding the plaque) and Moses Pratt, Global Community Alliance (front centre, right). Our Declaration for the...
Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce launched
New Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce hopes to give business owners a ‘unified voice’ ‘We’re 1.2 million black Canadians and we need to find a way to connect ourselves economically’...
Rwandan genocide remembered
Photo credit: Sarah Onyango Sunday 7 April, 2019 Memorial march marks 25 years since Rwandan genocide A memorial walk in Ottawa Sunday marked 25 years since the start of...
Cotillion showcases future leaders
Annual Afro-Caribbean Cotillion brings out the best of Black youth Saturday 6 April 2019 by Toni Francis Sometimes you are blessed enough to be part of something extraordinary. Sometimes...
Clarke is NDP candidate for Missisauga
Former Ontario Black History Society President Named NDP Mississauga-Malton Candidate For Upcoming Federal Election April 8, 2019 The immediate-past President of the Ontario Black History Society, Nikki...
Memorial for air crash victims
Sunday 24 March 2019 Over 100 mourners from Ottawa’s diverse communities were at the Sir John MacDonald Building on Wellington Street for a memorial service for the 157 passengers...
Black Vote Canada meets with Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau (fourth from left) and Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen (right) met with Board Members of the Operation Black Vote Canada, from left to right: Ian...