Dahabo Omer appointed Executive Director
The BlackNorth Initiative Welcomes Dahabo Ahmed Omer as its Inaugural Executive Director 24 August 2020 The BlackNorth Initiative is pleased to announce it has hired accomplished policy advisor and human…
Russell-Rawlins: Director Peel school board
sm! NEWS Jul 16, 2020 by Karen Martin-Robbins Caledon Enterprise Colleen Russell-Rawlins is the Peel District School Board’s new permanent interim director of education. – TDSB photo The supervisor appointed by the…
Vanier Scholars Of African Descent.
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships worth $150,000 each by DAMI ADENIYI July 17, 2020 The Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarships, which award students $50,000 a year for three years, are some of the most…
Medical School for Asli Fuad
Asli Fuad is feeling blessed at uOttawa Faculty of Medicine. May 13 · Ottawa · Very happy to announce that I have accepted my offer to the Undergraduate M.D program at the Faculty of Medicine at…
Community Builder award for Gwen Madiba
Gwen Madiba ML Friday 19 June 2020 On Juneteenth I received the 2020 @unitedwayeo Community Builder Award – COVID19 Heroes Édition plaque. Receiving it on this special day is a…
Dr Oriuwa: Medical School valedictorian
by Kirti Vyas The first Black woman to be chosen sole valedictorian of the University of Toronto’s medical school addressed her graduating cohort of 2020 today. When Chika Oriuwa first started her medical journey…
Johnson is Princeton’s first Black valedictorian
Montrealer is first black valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history T’Cha Dunlevy Montrealer Nicholas Johnson is the first black student to be named valedictorian in Princeton’s 274-year history. The operations research…
Anglade leads Quebec Liberal Party
Liberal MNA Dominique Anglade becomes first black woman to lead a provincial political party in Quebec CBC News · May 11, 2020 Dominique Anglade became Monday the first black woman to lead…
Adrian Harewood wins best anchor award
CBC’s Adrian Harewood and Lucy van Oldenbarneveld win Canadian Screen awards CBC News · May 25, 2020 At this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, the hosts of CBC Ottawa News, Lucy van…
Alice Musabende wins Gates prize
Carleton University graduate is winner of 2020 Bill Gates Sr. Prize Mon 18 May 2020 Alice Musabende is named this year’s winner of the Bill Gates Sr. Prize, nominated by…