Women in media honoured by Network of Black Business and Professional women
Wednesday 24 September, 2014 About a hundred guests were in attendance at the Pineview Municipal Golf course on Blair Road to witness an evening of tributes to sixteen black women...
Honouring our mothers – a tribute
“Mother is the bank where we deposit all our hurts and worries”. Black Ottawa Scene is proud to honour our mothers, all those women who have devoted their lives to...
Ade Olumide: Kanata-Carleton Conservative Party Nomination candidate
ADE OLUMIDE Kanata-Carleton Conservative Party of Canada Nomination Candidate ENDORSEMENTS “A person with Ade’s record of promoting sustainable public sector money management, would be an asset to the political process at any...
People making a difference: Adrienne Codett
Adrienne Coddett is a high school educator by day, a community activist/advocate by night. From 1994 – 2014, her organization, 3Dreads and a Baldhead, created and organized the annual Black...
People Making a Difference: Petronila Michael
Because she knows what poverty feels like, Petronila Michael (Petra) is determined to change lives of marginalized and poor children. Petra (an Ottawa-based Tanzanian) is a Community Development and...
Leading Women Leading Girls Award for Sarah Onyango
Saturday, April 12, over a hundred people were at the Dovercourt Recreation Centre to witness the conferment of leading Women Leading Girls awards to eighteen outstanding women from the Ottawa region....
Stacey-Ann Morris honoured at Havard University
Source: Harvard School of Graduate Education Community-Focused: Stacey-Ann Morris, TIE’14 By newseditor 05/08/2014 2:07 PM Community has always been at the core of Stacey-Ann Morris’ work. Formerly employed in the outreach department...
Staff Sergeant Debbie Miller
Staff Sergeant Debbie Miller is one of the first of five Black female police officers who were hired by the Ottawa police Service in 1994. She is a mother,...
Ewart Walters launches new book
Former publisher and editor of Spectrum newspaper, Ewart Walters reached another milestone in his illustrious career with the launching of his book: We Come From Jamaica: The National Movement 1937-1962. This...
Hervé Ngamby: Ontario NDP candidate for Ottawa-Vanier
Last September, Hervé Ngamby was nominated as the Ontario NDP candidate for Ottawa-Vanier. It was the largest candidates’ nomination meeting held in the riding for years. Hervé had worked hard...