Cal Lawrence: Analysis of Paralysis – Occupation of Ottawa
The Analysis of Paralysis by Cal Lawrence, Retired RCMP officer The truckers’ protest over vaccines and Covid restrictions turned out to be much more. The demonstration turned into an occupation…
Rawlson King: My journey to City Hall
Presentation to Historical Association of Ottawa February 2020 on the occasion of Black History Month My Journey to City Hall by Rawlson King, Ottawa’s first City Councillor Firstly, I would…
Onyedum: Give new immigrants a chance
by Akunna Onyedum It’s been a year since I started work at the Canada Revenue Agency – Agence du revenu du Canada as a Taxpayer Services Agent. Oh yes, time flies! 😄…
Dawson: Racism in Hockey
Reality Check: Hockey Through The Lens Of Racism Fan hurls racial slur at Black hockey player. Photo CTV News by Bob Dawson, OTTAWA, Canada – February 9, 2022 – By…
Hector Addison: Black Love
BLACK LOVE – A LOVE LIKE NO OTHER by Hector Addison “There has been this unbroken history of struggle for liberation for hundreds of years, but Black people managed to…
Kusi-Appiah: Decolonising Barbados
“Telling the monarch to leave ‘home’ is not an easy task.” by *Akrasinana January 2022—————————————— “…whenever I speak about history I am told to get over it and keep quiet…
Wale Adesanya: Letter from covid quarantine
Wednesday 15 December 2021 Today is Day 11 in Quarantine Hotel after returning from my recent trip to Nigeria. All is well and I tested Negative with 3 PCR tests….
Ahmed: Analysing Black Mental Health services
Ililli Ahmed This paper was written as a tribute to a dear friend, an incredible student, and a magnetic community leader. May he rest in peace. Introduction The disregard towards…
Minority governments better for Black Canadians
By Robin Browne September 5, 2021 Federal election polls currently predict a minority Liberal or Conservative government on Sept. 20 and that’s good for Black Canadians as minority governments have a history…
Frederick: Pandemic plan should focus on inequities
We reached out to members of our Toronto advisory council asking them to write about issues of importance during this federal election. This is one of those columns. Recent discussions in my…