AfroGlobal TV 2016 Excellence Awards Gala a Tremendous Success
Hon. Celina Chavannes, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime minister and hubby Vidal; Samuel Oboh, wife Aisha and guests; Raoul Juneja, MC Michee Me and Dwight Morrison. The 2016 Excellence Awards…
City of Toronto and OCASI launch educational campaign addressing Anti-Black Racism
#BlackinTO: Toronto’s anti-Black racism campaign launches today (CNW Group/Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants – OCASI) TORONTO, Nov. 2, 2016 /CNW/ – The City of Toronto and OCASI have joined forces to…
Freed journalist Mohamed Fahmy speaks of detention in Egypt
Mohamed Fahmy Photo credit: Sarah Onyango Egyptian journalist Fahmy speaks in Ottawa Mohamed Fahmy wants his Egyptian citizenship restored. “I want by my Egyptian citizenship back,” the 41-year-old journalist said…
Ottawa model Herieth Paul chosen for Victoria’s Secret Paris show
PAULA MCCOOEY, OTTAWA CITIZEN Ottawa model Herieth Paul will be part of the Victoria’s Secret Paris show in December. – SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT All eyes will be on Ottawa’s most recognized model next…
St. Lucians celebrate Jounen Kwéyòl 2016
Jounen Kwéyòl 2016 By: Toni Francis, President, Saint Lucia Ottawa Association Jounen Kwéyòl celebrates the French/African dialect widely spoken in the West Indian island of Saint Lucia. This event has…
Remembrance Day: Legacy Voices’ Black Canadian Veterans’ Stories at War Museum
11 November 2016 100th anniversary of Canada’s first black militia unit marked at war museum No. 2 Construction Battalion was founded in 1916 This image from the fall of 1916…
St. Vincent & the Grenadines celebrates 37th Independence Anniversary
Saturday, November 5, 2016 Villa Marconi Banquet Hall on Baseline Road was alive and buzzing as the St. Vincent & the Grenadines Ottawa Association hosted its 37th Anniversary of Independence gala,…
Ottawa artist Hamid Ayoub hosts solo exhibit at Shenkman Arts Centre
October 20 to November 22, 2016 Shenkman Arts Centre located at Orlean’s Centrum Boulevard was a hive of activity as artist Hamid Ayoub, hosted a month-long special solo exhibition of his…
Annual Small Business Women’s Expo attracts enthusiastic audience
by MacAndrew Clarke On Saturday, October 1st, 2016, the Network of Black Business & Professional Women (NB2PW) and the Canadian Immigrant Women held their 3rd Annual Small Business Women’s Expo at the Westin Hotel in…
Report: Police diversity fails to keep pace with Canadian populations
CBC INVESTIGATES Halifax is the only major force that accurately reflects its community, Hamilton is close By Jacques Marcoux, Katie Nicholson, Vera-Lynn Kubinec, Holly Moore, CBC News Posted: Jul 14, 2016 Despite having…