Ottawa’s Herieth Paul hits jackpot with Maybelline contract
JANET WILSON More from Janet Wilson Published on: February 11, 2016 Herieth Paul’s advertising campaign with Maybelline, one of the world’s biggest makeup companies, is set to launch in the...
US Embassy hosts “Florida Highwaymen” exhibit at the SAW Gallery
by MacAndrew Clarke For the first time in Canada, the Florida Highwaymen’s paintings is featured as part of the US Embassy Black History Month celebrations in Ottawa. The exhibition began on...
Kika Otiono: Dear Black Girl
Dear Black Girl You are not what is fed to you by your history books, Nor the misogynistic mannequin manifested by modern rap manifestos— Black girl, you are the paragon...
Michael Coteau to head Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate
16 February 2016 Premier Kathleen Wynne has announced that Ontario will establish an Anti-Racism Directorate to address racism in all its forms — including individual, systemic and cultural. Michael Coteau will...
Yvette Yende-Ashiri honorée par l’Association des communautés francophones d’Ottawa
par Sarah Onyango Le 25 février 2016, lors de son 16e gala annuel, au Musée de l’aviation, l’Association des communautés francophones d’Ottawa (ACFO) a remis les six Lauriers et...
Canadian Heritage Minister hosts 20th anniversary of Black History Month
Wednesday 3 February Over a hundred people gathered at the Canadian Museum of Nature on McLeod Street to participate in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Black History Month,...
RBC Royal Bank Black History Month Winning essay: Mary Ann Shadd Cary – A Writer Who Shaped History
Mary Ann Shadd Cary: A Writer Who Shaped History Kikachukwu Otiono – Colonel By Secondary School In Canadian history, there is little mention of the influential writers of Afro-Caribbean ancestry...
Haitian immigrants find their footing in Montreal
Martine Augustin (centre), with daughters Limartine (left) and Leila in Laval. JOHN KENNEY / MONTREAL GAZETTE SHAREADJUSTCOMMENTPRINT The difference between tragedy and salvation came down to the space of a...
Vandalism at Parkdale United Church investigated as hate crime
Rev. Anthony Bailey is shown in front of Parkdale United Church on Monday Jan 18, 2016. Anthony’s church was targeted with racist graffiti over weekend. Tony Caldwell/Ottawa Sun Police say...
“Soul on Ice”: Documentary explores trials, triumphs of black hockey players
Source: Herald Sports Lauren La Rose The Canadian Press TORONTO — As Damon Kwame Mason’s childhood love of hockey reignited in his later years, he couldn’t help but notice the lack...