Mireille Lang: Darfur
Darfur by Mireille Lang Africa my beloved, Who will heal your wounds, If not for the tears of Darfur Ignored genocide, forgotten genocide Hardly recognize Did your weapons grow silent...
Terrance Woodbury: Lessons from ABC TV
Lessons the National Football League Could Learn from ABC TV By Terrance Woodbury Following Roseanne Barr’s obscenely offensive comments about former Obama Senior Advisor, Valerie Jarrett, ABC took immediate...
Myreille Matsika-Lang: African Rhapsody
Myreille Matsika-Lang African Rhapsody by Myreille Matsika-Lang Though full I am Hungry I stand My joys and laughter Tough loud and clear Unnoticed by the passersby Shocked awhile by...
Robin Browne: Perspectives on Anti-Black Racism
by Robin Browne On, Wednesday, March 21, the annual United Nations Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, I joined about 200 diverse members of Ottawa’s Black community at the...
MacAndrew Clarke: Federation of Black Canadians
Is the Federation of Black Canadians the true voice of African Canadians? by MacAndrew Clarke In last month’s article for the Black Ottawa Scene, I mentioned how the Federation of...
Gerry Archambeau: A Porter’s Pride
A porter’s pride by Gerry Archambeau There is no perfect job that I know of, but for a black person in the 1940s and ’50s, it was as good...
Patricia Harewood: My New Year’s Resolution
My NEW YEAR’s RESOLUTION is RECONCILIATION by Patricia Harewood On December 4th, as I began to think about preparing for the holiday season, I moderated a conversation about...
Ewart Walters: The Black Agenda
Beyond Multiculturalism – Putting the Black Agenda on the National Radar Keynote address by Ewart Walters at the Martin Luther King Jr DreamKeepers Ceremony January 15, 2018 In September 2016,...
MacAndrew Clarke:2018 Ontario and Quebec elections
Ahead of the 2018 Ontario and Quebec provincial elections By MacAndrew Clarke The year ahead in federal and provincial politics will be important for Black communities in the Ottawa/Gatineau region....
MacAndrew Clarke: History Of Black Hockey
by MacAndrew Clarke The perception that hockey is a White sport is so pervasive that many would be surprised at the fact that it was Black people in Nova Scotia...