Cameroon celebrates 62nd Independence anniversary
by Joy Osiagwu History Cameroon is a country in West-Central Africa, with Nigeria in the west and north, Chad to the northeast and the Central African Republic to the east,...
Haiti celebrates independence Day
Haiti by Joy Osiagwu History The Republic of Haiti, with its capital at Port-au-Prince, is located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea,...
World AIDS Day: Canadian activists call for action
By Dylan Robertson The Canadian Press December 1, 2022 Canada criticized for higher HIV rates compared to other industrialized countries HIV activists are marking World AIDS Day by urging Ottawa to help...
Keep everyone safe for the holidays
(NC) With the holiday season around the corner, you might be wondering how to plan your celebrations without creating health risks. As we have learned to live with COVID-19, it’s...
Cinema named for Viola Desmond
Toronto film festival renaming largest cinema after civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond by Cassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Posted: Nov 09, 2022 The Toronto International Film Festival has announced it will rename...
Black Virgin Mary statue re-painted white
Repainting of statue in Vanier was not authorized and police have been notified, city says By Natalia Goodwin · CBC News · Posted: Nov 15, 2022 The face and hands on a statue...
“In Our Tongues” season 4 spoken word event launched in Ottawa
Nov. 8, 2022 By Olivia Barrett Co-founders Shery Alexander Heinis and Sridaya Srivatsan of “In Our Tongues” welcomed “one of the best audiences” they’ve had at the organization’s Season Four...
De Gannes receives education award
by Stewart Burnett Simone De Gannes: Coral Harbour principal awarded for dedication to students’ potential August 24, 2022 Simone De Gannes is Principal of Sakku School in Coral Harbour. She received...
Former Black orphanage converted to community hub
Nova Scotia Home for Colored Children has been renamed Kinney Place, after its 1st superintendent Cassidy Chisholm · CBC News · Oct 23, 2022 The building that once housed the Nova Scotia Home for...
Concordia University apologizes for 1969 Black student protests
Public apology is top recommendation in 97-page report from university’s Anti-Black racism task force Antoni Nerestant – CBC News Posted: October 28, 2022In a first step toward mending its relationship...