Sharpe: School Board must engage Black community
Why I feel that what Blacks are hearing from the Ottawa school board is a polite version of “Negro, know your place” by Richard Sharpe “We are so proud...
Sulaimon Giwa: Police and community relations
September 2018 by Dr. Sulaimon Giwa The substance of Elie Labaky’s oped published in the Ottawa Citizen (If Police are to succeed, community must play an active role – published 24 July...
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,...