Tonight-for-Tanzania fund-raiser held at River Jordan Ministries
Saturday, November 12 Rev. Joseph Kiirya of the River Jordan Ministries continued his magnanimous community spirit by hosting the Tonight-for-Tanzania fund -raiser at his church on Bentley Avenue. The...
Society wedding for Marian and Solomon Eke
15 October 2016 Friends and members of the Eke and Azonye families gathered in numbers at the stately St. Patrick’s Basilica in downtown Ottawa, on Saturday 15 October, to witness the...
Reverend Joseph Kiirya receives City of Ottawa Builder award
Photo source: Timeline Photos Reverend Joseph Kiirya receives Mayor’s City Builder Award September 14, 2016 Ottawa – Mayor Jim Watson and Knoxdale-Merivale Councillor Keith Egli presented the Mayor’s City...
Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey Receives the Ruth Martin Award for Community Service
June 28, 2016 (Ottawa) The Rotary Club of West Ottawa (RCWO) was honoured to present its Ruth Martin Award for Community Service to Rev. Dr. Anthony Bailey, senior Minister at...
Dr. Habibat Aziz Garuba, MD, FRCPC (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada)
William Osler, a Canadian physician and one of the founding fathers of Johns Hopkins Hospital once said “we are here to add what we can from life, not to get what we...
June Girvan and Denise Siele among 100 accomplished Black Canadian women
16 June, 2016 June Girvan and Denise Siele are two of the best known Black women in the Ottawa region and beyond, Acknowledged for their selfless leadership, volunteerism and community...
Dr. Geoffrey Ebere: Fathers’ Day tribute
By Ihuoma Ebere I don’t know where to start with this, so why not start from the beginning. I am the first child my parents had and was born in...
Devlin and Peggy – An African Love Story
An African Love story – story of single white woman who adopted a black African baby By Peggy Taillon By now, most of you are familiar with my journey to Kenya...
Accolades for Yomi and Kelly Pratt at Black History Month gala
Saturday 27 February Over the past few years, Global Community Alliance (GCA) has become a symbol of unity for Ottawa’s multicultural and multi-ethnic population. GCA’s prime movers, Yomi and Kelly...
Sarah Onyango honoured by Ontario Black History Society
31 January 2016 When Sarah Onyango made the front page of Share News, Toronto’s foremost Black news magazine it was no surprise to her many friends and fans. Sarah’s story cannot...