Patricia and Monty Domingo celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Saturday 25 November The Walter Baker Sportsplex in Barrhaven was a hive of fun and merriment as Monty and Patricia Domingo celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary, with over a hundred...
Liberal Greg Fergus – First black Member of Parliament in National Capital
Liberal Greg Fergus made history on October 19, becoming the first African Canadian member of Parliament in the National Capital region, when he snatched the riding of Hull-Aylmer from veteran...
Merle and Ewart Walters celebrate golden anniversary
Saturday 22 August Fifty years ago, on August 21, 1965, Merle and Ewart Walters, said their “I do’s” at the Coke Methodist Church on East Parade (Church Street), Kingston, Jamaica....
Angolan civil war survivor gets Queen’s Young Leaders’ award
Sources: Toronto Star & Metro News Rosimay Venancio fled civil war in Angola as a child and was abandoned in Toronto by her parents as a teenager. Although foster care...
Chukwunwike Osiagwu emerges as best student at St. John Paul Catholic School
Nigerian born Chukwunwike Osiagwu has emerged as the best student of the year 2015 at the St. John Paul the II Catholic School in Pineview Ottawa. According to the school...
Nessa Sherwood launches first book: The Intrepid Soul
by Annette Ejiofor Saturday, May 30, 2015 – 5-7:30pm Nessa Sherwood launched her first book, The Intrepid Soul, on Saturday, May 30th, 2015, at her lovely home in Ottawa, Ontario....
Dr. Carrol Pitters receives Black Business & Professional Association award for excellence
Sources: CHEO & BBPA Ottawa’s Dr. Carrol Pitters was honoured with the Health Sciences award for excellence at the 33rd Annual Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) Harry Jerome Awards held...
Celebrating the life of Elizabeth Amanu Adibe
Saturday 7 March 2015 The Nigerian community lost one of its icons on Monday 2 March 2015. Elizabeth Amanu Adibe, a member of the earliest Nigerian immigrant families to settle...
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...