Remembering Dr. Stephen Blizzard
Stephen Blizzard blazed a trail in aviation and medicine News June 12, 2020 For all the accolades, awards and military decorations Dr. Stephen Blizzard received during an illustrious and trailblazing…
Obituary: John Lewis: Civil rights icon
18 July 2020 John Lewis: Civil rights icon and congressman dies aged 80 Rep John Lewis, a leader in the civil rights movement and later US congressman, has died at…
Remembering Abel Mengistab
‘He was a gift of God’: Ottawa community mourns death of a young leader, role model by Bruce Deachman Jun 24, 2020 Abel Mengistab was, at just 20, a dynamic…
Megan Whitfield, Union leader
May 25, 2020 MEGAN WHITFIELD 1968-2020 MAY 25, 2020 Socialist Action is shocked and saddened by the news that Sister Megan Whitfield passed away on May 24 at 52 years…
“Soul Makossa” Manu Dibango
The iconic Manu Dibango put African pop music on the global stage March 25, 2020 By Amindeh Blaise Atabong The legendary Cameroonian Afro-jazz saxophonist, Manu Dibango died this week in…
Ochiora Juliana Ebelechukwu Ezeilo
Ochiora Juliana Ebelechukwu Ezeilo 1938-2020 B.Ed. University of Ibadan; M.Ed University of Nigeria Nsukka She is survived by her seven children including Mrs. Nwanneka Ejiofor, her children in-law including Mr….
Lowery: U.S. Civil Rights leader
Joseph Lowery: Veteran US civil rights leader dies aged 98 Joseph Lowery, a veteran US civil rights leader and former “dear friend” of Martin Luther King Jr, has died aged…
Reggae icon Bob Andy
A music stalwart in Jamaica, Bob Andy, 75, whose birth name was Keith Anderson, died at his Corporate Area home, today. Jamaica Mourns Death Of Reggae Icon Bob Andy March…
Kobe Bryant: Basketball super star
By Tom Fordyce For most sporting superstars, the first act – chewing up opponents, training obsessively, playing harder, winning, always winning – is the easy part. It’s instinct and it’s…
In memory of Yolanda Wallace
Saturday 18 January 2020 Over 200 people packed the Kelly funeral home on Woodroffe Avenue at a service to pay tribute to Yolanda Wallace, who died 5 January from a…