2015 Black History Month launch a great success
Saturday 31 January 2015 The 2015 Black History Month kicked off with a bang at Ben Franklin Place at Centrepointe Drive, with over two hundred guests mingled with VIPs in…
Job Matshela Molepo – Farewell to a great Pan-Africanist
Job Matshela Molepo (May 22, 1937 – January 26, 2015)Passed away on Monday the 26th of January, 2015 at the age of 77 years. Beloved husband of Joanie Molepo. Cherished…
Race Relations Foundation honours June Girvan
Tuesday 18 November, 2014 On Tuesday, November 18, at the Canadian Museum of Nature, Ms. June Girvan, child and youth rights advocate, Vice President, Black History Ottawa, and founder…
Frank Onasanya: First black councillor for Kemptville, North Grenville
Nigerian-born Frank Onasanya made history when he was elected as North Grenville’s first black councillor on 27 October, 2014. Black Ottawa Scene congratulates Frank for his unique achievement and…
Honouring Our Fathers – a tribute
Chief Patrick Oluchukwu Egbue Teacher, humanist, philanthropist, social organiser and community leader. Narrating the life and times of the late sage-Patrick Egbue could be likened to the local folklore of…
Special feature: Black Ottawa Scene is one year old!
************************************************************************************************************************************************ All of us here at Jaku Konbit congratulate the Black Ottawa Scene first year’s anniversary for inspiring and valuable contributions to the community. We thoroughly enjoyed the monthly…
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…
Honouring our 2014 graduates
Black Ottawa Scene is proud to honour these young men and women who have recently graduated from high school, college and university. The future of our community rests with these…
Community Cup brings the best of Ottawa’s diversity
Saturday 28 June 2014 literally hundreds of Ottawa residents and visitors congregated at Brewer Park for the annual Community Cup of soccer. Now in its tenth year this wildly popular…
City Sisters’ Network marks Ottawa debut with fashion extravaganza
Sunday 25 May. Delta City Centre on Lyon Street was a beehive of activity as about a hundred guests gathered to watch the best and brightest of Ottawa’s new and…