Letter from the Editor: May 2017
Good morning folks May is time to celebrate Mothers’ Day and we honour well-known community activist, Shoon Omar, as our Top Story, with a stirring tribute from his son Omar Mohammed….
Letter from the Editor: April 2017
Good morning all First a big Shout Out to retired firefighter Greg Birtch, who showed grace and magnanimity in response to the outrageously childish, disrespectful and insensitive conduct of…
Letter from the Editor: March 2017
Good morning folks Ottawa has suffered a great loss with the passing of highly respected Black community leader, Lucya Spencer on 15 February, our Top Story for the March…
Letter from the Editor: February 2017
Good morning folks February is Black History Month and I hope all of you will endeavour to attend at least one of the numerous events planned during the month, honouring…
Letter from the Editor: January 2017
Good morning folks It’s with a heavy heart that I send your greetings for the new year.. My family has been mourning the loss of my brother, Fidelis Ifedi, who…
Letter from the Editor – December 2016
Good morning folks Shame on you, Donald Trump for dragging the US election campaign into the gutter! Most of us here in Canada had hoped and prayed that once the…
Letter from the Editor: November 2016
Good morning folks Looks like the fall has fallen and we are heading slowly but steadily into the winter months. Here at Black Ottawa Scene, we endeavour to warm up…
Letter from the Editor: October 2016
Good morning all Black Ottawa Scene is three years old! In October, 2013 when we set out on this journey to establish Ottawa’s very first Black digital news magazine, we…
Letter from the Editor: September 2016
Good morning all Our September edition is rightly dominated by the Black Lives Matter movement, with special focus on the tragic death of Abdirahman Abdi, following an encounter with the…
Letter from the Editor – August 2016
Good morning all It is with a heavy heart that I reflect on the apparently senseless death of Abdirahman Abdi, following an alleged confrontation with the police right here in…