Bob Dawson: Soul on Ice: The NHL – Ottawa Connection
Soul on Ice: The NHL – Ottawa Connection by Bob Dawson Founded in 1917, the National Hockey League (NHL) was the last of the major professional sports leagues to…
Gates: Poorest women our priority
Why the world’s poorest women must be our priority Published on December 11, 2018 Melinda Gates Melinda Gates Influencer Co-chair of the Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation and wife…
Sharpe: School Board excludes Black community
400 years in 4 minutes: How Ottawa Carleton School Board perpetually excludes Black community by Richard Sharpe Anyone who has attended meetings at the Ottawa Carleton District School Board…
Adeyefa: African Canadian Association of Ottawa
By John Adeyefa 2018 Year in Review. African Canadian Association of Ottawa African Canadian Association of Ottawa (ACAO) is mandated to unite all peoples of African descent…
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…